AIRRIN METZ | The Greenwood Commonwealth

When Airrin Metz got married, she gave her bridesmaids the freedom to choose their own dress styles, which is becoming a trend among brides today.

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Saying yes to the dress(es)
By AIRRIN METZ - For Leflore Illustrated
Mon,02/21/22-8:00AM , 4837 Reads
As a young girl, I remember playing dress-up, pretending to get married. My friends or their younger siblings — it was a bonus if they had a little brother — would be forced to play the groom, because in our make-believe fantasies, everything had to be 100% accurate.
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On May 24, the Wiltshire family of Carrollton officially welcomed their daughter and sister, Rayeliann Olivia, to their family after 1,258 days in the foster care system. From left are Amanda, Rayeliann, Troy and Kaylyn Rose Wiltshire on Rayeliann’s adoption day.

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Sent by God
By AIRRIN METZ - For Leflore Illustrated
Mon,08/23/21-6:30PM , 2186 Reads
"I have to thank you,” Amanda Wiltshire began telling her 13-year-old daughter, Kaylyn Rose, “because you are the reason we have your sister.”
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Dylan Foster began working at Harold Floyd Heating and Air while in high school and decided to make a career out of what he had learned. After graduating from Mississippi Delta Community College, he became a full-time Harold Floyd employee.

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Pillow grad enjoys job in AC repair
By AIRRIN METZ - For the Commonwealth
Tue,08/04/20-2:02AM , 612 Reads
Dylan Foster says once you have lived in the Delta, you don’t ever want to leave.

“You’re going to want to spend your entire life here,” said the 23-year-old Greenwood resident.
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Brandi Rosa says she loves being a mother. Here she is holding her daughter, Britlee, who is now 1.

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Child care job brings her joy
By AIRRIN METZ - For the Commonwealth

Tue,06/23/20-1:37AM , 729 Reads
Brandi Rosa says the best part of her job as a child care provider is getting the opportunity “to watch these babies grow up.”
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