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Tarkesia C. Williamson

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Tarkesia C. Williamson

Sat,09/23/23-2:00AM, 6,546 Reads
Services for Tarkesia C. Wilson of Senoia, Georgia, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Ms. Williamson, 53, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, Georgia.
She was a teacher at Cleveland Elementary School in Fayetteville, Georgia.
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Bricks from the facade of the former Midway Hotel Building were strewn all over Carrollton Avenue in downtown Greenwood after strong winds from an early morning storm Friday caused a partial collapse. City officials have been worried about the dilapidated but historic structure for years. They were stopped from demolishing a section of it in 2020. (By Jeff Byrd, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Winds knock bricks off former Midway Hotel Bldg.

By JEFF BYRD JEFF BYRD - Staff Writer
Sat,03/16/24-2:00AM, 6,543 Reads
Winds reaching nearly 50 mph blew through Greenwood early Friday morning and caused a chunk of a dilapidated but historic downtown Greenwood landmark to come tumbling down.
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Karen Fagan’s milker goats include, from left, Greta, Winnifred (Winnie) and Gertrude (Gerty). Greta and Gerty are twins.

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A change in priorities

By AIRRIN METZ AIRRIN METZ - For Leflore Illustrated
Sun,03/06/22-7:00AM, 6,522 Reads
After losing their 23-year-old son in a horrific car accident, Karen Fagan and her husband, Austin, did not know how they were going to go on.
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The first Christian church was not Roman Catholic

Sat,04/30/05-11:00PM, 6,517 Reads
Editor, Commonwealth:
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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Current Temp

70°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 90%
Max Temp: 81°F
Min Temp: 68°F
Feels Like: 74°F
Dew Point: 65°F
Humidity: 74%
Sunrise: 6:21 AM
Sunset: 6:02 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 17 mph
Sky Cover: 33%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 65°F
Moon Rise: 10:27 PM
Moon Set: 8:16 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

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