Pictures And Accounts Of Events In Raymond
 

News Of Past Events In Raymond

• Ring the Bell: Reviving an Old Tradition. Judge Bobby DeLaughter revives the tradition of ringing the Raymond courthouse bell to announce when court is in session.
• William Massengill Granberry, Last Confederate Veteran of Hinds County, honored on May 15, 2004.
• Raymond Water Tower Named Mississippi Landmark. Mississippi Landmark status was awarded by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on October 8, 2003
• Jerry McWilliams, local artist, unveils the portrait of Colonel Randal McGavock: God's Own Gentleman. McGavock, commander of the 10th Tennessee Irish, was killed during the Battle of Raymond.
• Rebecca Drake Receives William D. McCain Publication Award. June 8th, 2002, the Mississippi Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans presented Rebecca Drake the McCain Literary Award for her contributions toward preserving Mississippi's Civil War history
• Parker Hills Delivers Keynote Address. June 8th, 2002, Parker Hills delivered the keynote address to the 105th Reunion of the Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
• In Their Own Words: Soldier's Tell The Story Of The Battle Of Raymond: Book Dedication
• A Place Called Raymond: Pictures from the 2000 Fall Pilgrimage, sponsored by Friends of Raymond, October 14, 2000
• Spirits From The Past: Pictures from the Spirits of the Past, sponsored by Friends of the Library, October 7, 2000
• Library Open House: Pictures of the Raymond Library Open House, October 1, 2000
• Raymond Featured In Farmer's Almanac: 1998 Re-enactment featured in the 2001 Edition of the Farmer's Almanac
• A Place Called Raymond: Pictures from the 1999 Fall Pilgrimage, sponsored by Friends of Raymond, October 7, 1999
• Somebody's Darling: Songs Of The Civil War, feature article by Rebecca Blackwell Drake as printed in the Hinds County Gazette on October 7, 1999. The article tells the history of the Bonnie Blue Flag as well as some of the other Civil War songs included in the CD, Somebody's Darling: Songs of the Civil War, by Lester Senter.
• Civil War Reenactment (Part 1): A Living History By Rebecca Drake, Reprinted from the Hinds County Gazette, Thursday, May 21, 1998
• Civil War Reenactment (Part 2): A Living History By Rebecca Drake, Reprinted from the Hinds County Gazette, Thursday, May 28, 1998
• Ribbon Cutting For Endangered Battlefield, Part I: Friends of Raymond dedicated the newly purchased core portion of the battlefield on November 28, 1998. Reprinted from the Hinds County Gazette.
• Ribbon Cutting For Endangered Battlefield, Part II
• The 34th Georgia Flag By Pvt. Jerry 0. Bishop, 34th GA, Reprinted from the Hinds County Gazette, Thursday, May 21, 1998