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Opinion

Fielder’s Choice
By Barry Burleson

The basics

I remember Mrs. Wiginton’s first grade class well.

I loved learning to read, particularly those Dick and Jane books.

“See Spot run.”

“Run, Spot, run.”

I can’t recall a love for writing then. That came later.

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Close to Nowhere
By Linda Jones

This ’n that

• Tuesday, January 20, as I write this, it’s snowing beautifully outside The South Reporter window. It won’t last and it won’t stick, but for the moment, I really enjoyed it.

We were talking up here last week about driving on the snow and ice. The tires on my car are designed for rainy streets and they do pretty well on just plain snow. I don’t know how they do on ice, because if Hwy. 310 is icy, my car is in the carport and will stay there until my uphill driveway is clear!

• We made a “surprise” trip to Heber Springs this past weekend. It was a surprise, as my niece Sister called me and said that her daughter Emily (two weeks younger than my oldest granddaughter) couldn’t possibly come to our house this weekend. Seems like Emily, Mere and Grace had made plans for Em to come spend the weekend. The girls just hadn’t bothered to mention it to anyone who could actually drive.

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

Poor sport who will not wish our country, new president well

President-elect Obama took a piece of history as he chose to be sworn in on Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural Bible. The historic book was not Lincoln’s personal Bible, as during the long train trip from Springfield to Washington, the Lincolns became separated from their baggage, and President Lincoln’s own Bible was in one of those waylaid trunks. (Some problems never go away for travelers, and, kudos to Amtrak, the Obama-Biden train trip went far more smoothly than the Lincoln train of 1861!)

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Photo by Linda Jones

Watching the inauguration

All the students in Marshall County schools were able to watch the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States. At Potts Camp School Tuesday, the elementary students watched in the library while they enjoyed a sack lunch.

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for good time:
Dear Editor,

Thank you and The South Reporter staff for the reception for Dale Hollingsworth. I had a “good time,” especially seeing again students I had taught more than 50 years ago.

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Reflecting on a year of successes for Holly Springs

Stephanie Movre
Tourism Director
Tourism Matters

According to Craig Ray, Mississippi Development Authority Tourism director, “this has been a very interesting year for tourism nationwide.” Mississippi had fewer visitors but spending was up more than $450 million which is a very encouraging, positive sign. People are staying longer and they are obviously having great experiences, so we can expect nothing but an increase in visitor traffic for 2009!

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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: Lynwood Turner

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

Supporting Our Troops

If you’d like to add a name to this list, please contact The South Reporter, Attn. Linda Jones, P.O. Box 278, Holly Springs, MS 38635; 662-252-4261; or email: south@dixie-net.com

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