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OpinionFielder’s Choice Wow, what a snow My 19-year-old daughter Emma said she’d never seen a snow like this one. I told her I didn’t believe I’d ever seen this much of the white stuff either. Close to Nowhere Hmmm, snow here too OK, it was fun for a bit, but enough is enough! As I write this on Tuesday, the forecast is calling for around 11 degrees come nightfall. I’m way too cold! Report from the MS Senate Report from first week of Mississippi Senate session In our first day of the 2011 Legislative Session, Jan. 4, the Mississippi Senate passed House Bill 403 that helped to lure California-based Stion to Hattiesburg where it plans to hire up to 1,000 workers within six years. The bill is on the governor’s desk awaiting his signature. Letters To The Editor Car crashes in yard: Monday evening, I heard a large pop sound, sort of like a transformer blowing, and felt the house shake. Having two new puppies, I figured they knocked over a table or something. Grady and I muted the television and heard a beeping sound. He traced it to the front of the house. He came back to the den and told me that there was a car in our yard! Hometown Heroes Please take time to remember our local “heroes” who are serving in war zones around the world. Welcome home: George Frayser from fourth tour of duty Immanuel Betts, Marines, 2nd tour, AfghanistanChad Bowman, Afghanistan Houston Brimmage, National Guard, Iraq Frederick D. Brown, Army, Afghanistan Shanika Buffington, National Guard, Iraq Wesley Crutcher II, Afghanistan John Davis, Army, Iraq John Westley Day, National Guard, Iraq LaCourtney Ellis, Army, Afghanistan Battle Ewing, Army, 2nd tour, Afghanistan Charles Fairbairn, Army, Iraq; now in Afghanistan Wayne Gowland, Army, Iraq Jarod Grimes, Army, Iraq Lee (Brandon) Hutchens, Marines, Iraq Sammie Ivy, National Guard, Iraq Jason Janicki, Army, Iraq Robert Jordan Jr., Army, Iraq Scott King, Navy, Afghanistan LaVandes Lester, Marines, Iraq James Light, Army, Afghanistan Tanya Martin, Air Force, Iraq Jessie Mills, National Guard, Iraq Chad Minor, Air Force Chadwick (Chad) Phillips, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq Scott Poff, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq Deron Randolph, Marines, Iraq Darryl Wayne Ricks, National Guard, Iraq Candace L. White, Army, Afghanistan 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 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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