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Opinion

Fielder’s Choice
By Barry Burleson

Carol will be missed To know Carol Scruggs was to love her.

I first met her several years back when she worked for the Byhalia Police Department. I found out quickly that her big, beautiful smile was contagious.

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Close to Nowhere
By Linda Jones

Softball and fireworks!

• Our softball game was rained out Monday night. I was shocked that I was disappointed.

Friday night, my youngest granddaughter Remy “did good!” She played well in the outfield — if she’d been two inches taller or could have managed a two-inch taller jump, she’d have caught a pop fly ball for an out — with runners on bases. She did get and throw to the pitcher several other hits.

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

Ice box full of rutabagas, parsnips, rhubarb and kale!

I was greatly relieved last week to see a truck unloading a new refrigerator at the home of a friend here in town. Actually, I have been greatly concerned of late, for two of my friends have had failures involving almost new refrigerators, and as I often eat out of those iceboxes, I have watched for the resolution of these issues with great interest.

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Letters To The Editor

Ditto!:
Dear Editor,

I wish to respond to the letters written to you by Greg Taylor, Bobby Dee Myers and Lois Swaney-Shipp by simply saying ditto, ditto and ditto.

Thank you,
Jim Tuttle
Byhalia

Thank you:
Dear Editor,

The organizers of GO Praise! Community Choir would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped make the sign-up day on the square a great success.

A special thanks to Chief Pearson for donating drinks and Sheriff Dickerson and his cooks for frying fish. We would not have accomplished our goal if not for your gracious support.

The goal of GO Praise! (Gifts of Praise Community Choir) is to help young people from ages 12-20 develop or deepen their relationship with God and to learn to enjoy praising Him.

Since music transcends race, denomination and social status, we welcome the entire Holly Springs - Marshall County community to join us.

We practice every Monday at the Eddie L. Smith Multi-Purpose Building at 6 p.m.

Sincerely,
GO Praise! Organizers
Sherna D. Jones

Hometown Heroes

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

Welcome home Shane Fortner

Welcome home Diedra Olive

Houston Brimmage, National Guard, Iraq
Shanika Buffington, National Guard, Iraq
John Davis, Army, Iraq
John Westley Day, National Guard, Iraq
Battle Ewing, Army, 2nd tour, Afghanistan
Charles Fairbairn, Army, Iraq; now in Afghanistan
George Frank Frayser, Army, 4th tour, Iraq
Wayne Gowland, Army, Iraq
Jarod Grimes, Army, Iraq
Mark Holland, National Guard, Iraq
Tyler Holmes, Army, Iraq
Lee (Brandon) Hutchens, Marines, Iraq
Sammie Ivy, National Guard, Iraq
Jason Janicki, Army, Iraq
Robert Jordan Jr., Army, Iraq
Barry Lester, National Guard, Iraq
LaVandes Lester, Marines, Iraq
James Light, Army, Afghanistan
Tanya Martin, Air Force, Iraq
Matthew McArthur, Marines, Iraq
Jessie Mills, National Guard, Iraq
Chad Minor, Air Force
Chadwick (Chad) Phillips, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq
Robert Weston Pittman, Army, Iraq
Scott Poff, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq
Deron Randolph, Marines, Iraq
Darryl Wayne Ricks, National Guard, Iraq
Cody Sanderson, Air Force, Iraq
John Snow, Army, toured two times in Iraq; now serving his second tour in Afghanistan
Mitch Swann, Army, Iraq
Stewart Skelton, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq
Landon Tucker, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq
Chauncy Turnage, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq
Clebin Walker, Army, 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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