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OpinionFielder’s Choice Fabulous 50th Sandra from next door at South Center Printing rushed over Tuesday morning of last week to ask what had happened. She had seen the big black wreath on the front door of The South Reporter when she arrived at work. “It’s OK,” I told her. “The boss is just turning 50, and they’re trying to go ahead and write me off.” She breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed a lot, too. Close to Nowhere Facebook friends I’ve been a devotee of Facebook, the Internet social networking site, for a while now. I started out on Facebook mostly to keep up with my granddaughters, then younger teenagers. Now, at 15 and 13, they really need keeping up with! Fortunately, they’re good kids, so they really don’t mind their grandmother hovering around. Remaining focused on Gulf Coast recovery U.S. Senator Six years ago this week, one of the worst natural disasters in American history made landfall along our Gulf Coast and carved a path of destruction deep into our state. Hurricane Katrina tragically took the lives of more than 1,800 people and caused billions of dollars in damage. The effects of its devastation still linger today. Those who witnessed its wrath will never forget what was lost. Letters To The Editor Litter solution I have been disgusted by the amount of trash accumulated on the roadside of Cayce Road for over a year. Finally, I decided to quit complaining and be a part of the solution. For the past couple of weeks I have tried to improve the unsightly mess near my neighborhood. Hometown Heroes Please take time to remember our local “heroes” who are serving in war zones around the world. Susan Ash, Navy, Middle EastImmanuel Betts, Marines, 2nd tour, Afghanistan Chad Bowman, Afghanistan Houston Brimmage, National Guard, Iraq Frederick D. Brown, Army, Afghanistan Shanika Buffington, National Guard, Iraq B.J. Butler, Army Wesley Crutcher II, Afghanistan John Davis, Army, Iraq John Westley Day, National Guard, Iraq Michael Dunworth, Navy, Iraq LaCourtney Ellis, Army, Afghanistan Charles Fairbairn, Army, Iraq; now in Afghanistan Wayne Gowland, Army, Iraq Jarod Grimes, Army, Iraq Jorty “Bubba” Holmes, 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 Sale T. Lilly IV, Navy, Afghanistan Antione McNeil, Army, Iraq Chad Minor, Air Force Will Olita, Navy, Arabian Sea (Afghanistan) 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 Justin Sanders, Army, Iraq Cody Sanderson, Air Force, Iraq Mitch Swann, Army, 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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