Area residents will celebrate the end of the school year at the Henderson Arts Commission's Arts in the Alley on Thursday, May 16. Beginning at 6 p.m., the May AitA will be in Henderson's Downtown Park on Main Street, utilizing the alleys beside it.

Molly Ramone, popular Nashville Celtic rock band with singer/songwriter Mark Harriman and Joe Khoury, will return to Henderson for the May event. Originally from Leiceister, England, Harriman came to America in 1995 when he signed to Gravelsauce Records. Since then he has established himself as an integral part of the Nashville music scene. Khoury plays lead guitar and mandolin and sings backing vocals. He is a prominent session player and music producer in Nashville.

This year's Arts in the Alley events will feature an after-party, beginning around 8 p.m. to offer an open-mic setting for bands to perform, individuals to read poetry, etc. In May, rock band Beyond Blame will perform then.

Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) will hold its 43rd Annual Commencement Exercises at Dyer County High School on Saturday, May 11, at 2 p.m.  The college expects this to be the largest class in its history and anticipates degrees and/or certificates to be bestowed upon 417 candidates.  Since DSCC’s first Commencement in 1971, not including the 2013 candidates, 6,368 students have graduated from DSCC.

Graduation rehearsal has been scheduled to take place at Dyer County High School on Friday, May 10, at 3:30 p.m.

JOB FAIR, MAY 2

A job fair will be held on Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 pm in the Munford Municipal Boardroom for seamstresses/seamsters.  A presentation of product and pay scale will be made and applications will be available on-site.  For more information, please contact Barbara Dorn at 837-5972 or bdorn@munford.com

SPRING CLEAN-UP, MAY 4