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From left are Jessica Pickens, Altrusa vice president; Cookston; and Whitney Avritt, Altrusa president.

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Altrusa welcomes Cookston to January meeting
Mon,02/16/26-1:00AM , 512 Reads
The Altrusa speaker for the January program meeting was Lisa Cookston, the executive director of the Mississippi Museum of the Delta.

She gave some history of the founding of the museum, told the club about the success of past exhibits and announced events or exhibits that will be coming soon.

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They are, from left, Henley McBryde, girl of the month for November, and Neely Jordan, girl of the month for December.

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ASTRA girls honored
Mon,02/16/26-12:30AM , 497 Reads
Two ASTRA girls who had accumulated many service hours to the community were honored with a meal and a gift.

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From left are Jon Barnwell, Gage Franklin, Anne Barnwell, Webb Franklin, Charles Bowman, Rose Bowman, Steve Edwards, Jeanette Fedric, Jeannie Gewalt, John Gewalt Gewalt, Shirley Cascio, Elizabeth Melton, Floyd Melton, Anthony Cascio, David Pittman and Dave Becker.

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Post 29 meets
Mon,02/16/26-12:00AM , 553 Reads
Keesler-Hamrick-Gillespie American Legion Post 29 recently held its February monthly stated meeting, with 36 people in attendance.

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The volunteers from the Church of the Highlands divided into groups in order to clear yards for widows, single mothers, the elderly and folks with medical conditions. In this group are, from the left, Ronald Wyres, Todd and Chere Fulmer, Kerry Thach, Chris Pumphrey, Dusty Douglas and Josh Hillman, all from Birmingham. Hillman was the group’s leader.

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Church sends help after storm: Volunteers from Alabama clean up debris
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sun,02/15/26-2:00AM , 1247 Reads
When a disaster relief team from the Church of the Highlands arrived in Greenwood on Feb. 4, they brought scores of volunteers, fleets of trucks and equipment of all types and sizes to accomplish one purpose.

That was to help as many people as possible who were overly burdened by the effects of the Jan. 25 ice storm.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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Current Temp

70°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 40%
Max Temp: 79°F
Min Temp: 67°F
Feels Like: 69°F
Dew Point: 68°F
Humidity: 79%
Sunrise: 7:18 AM
Sunset: 7:03 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 18 mph
Sky Cover: 67%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 68°F
Moon Rise: NA
Moon Set: 10:24 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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