Photo by Hope King, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Photo by Hope King. Copyright 2026, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. Perhaps encouraged by a "Let's Create" sign, ILR members, seated from left, Glenda Arnold, Judy Parsons and Diane Turnage are shown painting techniques by Kaitlyn Magee, who owns January Blue Designs.
The Institute for Learning in Retirement offers the over-50 crowd a wide array of unique experiences.
Started in the 1990s and housed on the Southwest Mississippi Community College campus, program director Loran Gerald says the program is doing better than ever before.
