Jay M. Hoskins Memorial Scholarship Awarded

North Lamar High School senior Katie Keele was presented the Jay M. Hoskins Memorial Scholarship by the Marine Corps League. She is the fourth recipient to receive this scholarship. They are standing in front of a mural of Sgt. Hoskins and making the North Lamar high school presentation are her Father, Craig Reed, Richard Smith, Katie Keele, Jay’s mother, Michelle Widner, Norma Wright, and Richard McIntyre.

The Marine Corps League established the $1,000 scholarship in 2018 to honor Sgt. Hoskins and to give back to the community. Hoskins graduated from North Lamar High School in 2003 and died due of a roadside bomb in 2009 while serving in Afghanistan.