WOODVILLE &045;&045; The Wilk-Amite Relay for Life will be held June 4-5 at the Courthouse Square in Woodville.

Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society’s signature event, raises money in communities across the nation each year for cancer research.

The event also provides support for cancer patients and their families while increasing awareness of the disease.

Cancer survivors will be honored with a reception at 6 p.m. on June 4. The all-night relay will begin at 6:45 p.m.

A luminary service honoring cancer victims will begin at 9 p.m.

Luminaries may be purchased from event sponsors, including AmSouth Bank, Canova’s City Drug Store, Concordia Bank and Trust, 95 Country, S W Loans, Treppendahl Super Foods, United Mississippi Bank, The Woodville Reopublican, Adams Insurance Agency, Darden Timber, Georgia Belle, Emergystat, Field Clinic, Field Memorial Hospital, McComb Centennial Wireless, Nana’s Guest House, Wilkinson County Farm Bureau and Vine Bros. Restaurant.

The event will offer food and entertainment.