Last week, the Miss-Lou was filled with good news worthy of highlighting.

Before we prepare for the week ahead, let’s take a moment and look back at some of the highlights from last week:

• Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies will be helping keep members of the community warm during the winter months by passing out donated blankets. Natchez Key Club members and the Natchez Grand Hotel donated blankets to go with others the sheriff’s office collected last year to use in its efforts. Deputies will have the blankets in their patrol cars and will pass them out at the scenes of fires, crimes and other such times of need. We thank all those who donated blankets or monetary contributions to help protect members of our community.

• A Natchez-Adams School District teacher was selected by the state board of education to help the district tackle its reading and literacy issues. Latoya Clark, a West Elementary School teacher, was chosen as a participant in a statewide program to help districts get a jumpstart on new state education requirements. The new rules went into effect this year and require third-grade students to reach a certain achievement level in reading before advancing to the fourth grade. We congratulate Clark on being selected.

• A Florida native is spending time in Natchez to see if ministry is the life for him. Andrew Norris is spending the first half of this year participating in a youth pastor internship at Crosspoint Church. The internship is the first of its kind of the church, but something pastor Andy Blair said will help Norris decide if the ministry is truly the path he should take. We welcome Norris to our community and wish him the best at the church.

Let’s take a moment today to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the day our nation sets aside for that purpose. Much has been accomplished thanks to King’s work, but much more remains.