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Opinion

Fielder’s Choice
By Barry Burleson

Good trip to SEC tourney

My son Andy enjoyed our second annual trip to the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Ala., a bit more than me.

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Close to Nowhere
By Linda Jones

New Orleans

We finally heard from our friend/adopted family Christine who lives in New Orleans! It was such a relief.

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The Preacher’s Corner
By Rev. Dr. Milton Winter

How many of us can still diagram a sentence?

All this talk about making immigrants pass an English test is beginning to make me nervous. What if everybody had to pass an English test to be a citizen and vote? Remember Mrs. O’Dell who taught English at Holly High. She was one of my favorite church members. I loved Mrs. O’Dell, but what if I had to diagram a sentence on the big chalkboard in her classroom? I am not sure I could do it now. I am all for English, but what if the President and Congress had to pass an English test. I am not sure I could.

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Letters to the Editor

Thanks to the community:
Dear Editor,

The Committee for the Osborne Bell Memorial Service and the Bell family would like to take this opportunity to express sincere appreciation to everyone who helped to make the May 27 celebration a success.

Our thanks go out to our elected officials, Barbara Anderson and the Holly High School Choir, other program participants, the Marshall County Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff’s Department, the Holly Springs Police and Recreation Departments, the Asbury United Methodist Church, the Basket Island Florist, The South Reporter, Carvis Jones and Channel 5.

The Osborne Bell family

Please help:
Letter to the Editor

The ladies that stopped to help me on May 23 at 10:15 on Tippah River Ridge. The tractor that hit and run and you ladies were going to catch him and get the name of who was driving the tractor. And you took my phone number 252-1753. Will you please call me?

Thanks
Morris Gammons

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