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Opinion

Fielder’s Choice
By Barry Burleson

Hit a deer

It proved to be a bad omen.

Pam, Andy and I left Marshall Academy’s basketball games at Carroll Academy Thursday night and knew our next stop would be Grenada for a late dinner.

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Close to Nowhere
By Linda Jones

“Oh, bother,” said Pooh

We all know Winnie the Pooh — things in Pooh’s world are always just a little off kilter. Pooh is always in eminent danger of something terribly wrong happening; yet, it’s always averted just in the knick of time.

My life and Pooh’s are very similar — tragedy is always lurking just around the corner.

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Bipartisan Commission warns of biological attack by 2013

By U.S. Senator
Roger F. Wicker

Progress Has Been Made, But More Needs to Be Done to Protect America

Last week, a bipartisan blue-ribbon panel issued an eye-opening report that stated terrorists are “more likely than not” to use a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) somewhere in the world in the next five years.

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Letters to the Editor

Vietnam vet says thanks:
Dear Editor,

Please accept not only my heartfelt gratitude, but also other veterans’ thanks for your participation and the City of Holly Springs as well.

Two months ago, the town of Marked Tree, Ark., held a similar celebration -- now both cities have a common bond in giving us Vietnam veterans a long overdue “welcome home!”

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Why shop local?

Stephanie Movre
Tourism Director
Tourism Matters

We have all heard time and time again to shop locally, especially during the holiday season, but here are just a few reasons why shopping locally is so important:

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Hometown Heroes

Please take time to remember our local “heroes” who are serving in war zones around the world.

Welcome Home: Battle Ewing, Mark W. Clark II, Prentis Shaw, Michael Garner Jr., Charles Weathersby, Michael McClatchy, Henry Jones, Jerry Richardson, James Marcus Anthony, Kevin Luse, George Frank Frayser, William Payton, Charles (Will) Stanback

Charles Fairbairn, Army, Iraq; now in Afghanistan
Jarod Grimes, Army, Iraq
Timothy Hardaway, Army, Iraq
Lee (Brandon) Hutchens, Marines, Iraq
Jason Janicki, Army, Iraq
Donnie Kirksey, Marines, Iraq
Matthew McArthur, Marines, Iraq
George Merritt, Marines, Iraq
Chad Minor, Air Force
Chadwick (Chad) Phillips, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq
Deron Randolph, Marines, Iraq
Cody Sanderson, Air Force, Iraq
John Snow, Army, 2 tours Iraq, now in Afghanistan
Mitch Swann, Army, Iraq
Stephnie Taylor, Air Force, Iraq
Lynwood Turner, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq

Supporting Our Troops

If you’d like to add a name to this list, please contact The South Reporter,

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