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Stanhope House sits majestically on a hill overlooking the town square in Carrollton.

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Stanhope House: Return to Mayberry
By JO ALICE DARDEN - Staff Writer
Sat,08/27/22-10:00PM , 2468 Reads
Hometowns — especially, it seems, small Southern ones — can feed us the illusion that nothing really changes.
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(By Johnny Jennings)

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Celebrating Greenwood's history
By JO ALICE DARDEN - For Leflore Illustrated
Sun,02/27/22-1:00PM , 4433 Reads
Cyndi Long has discovered that the fastest way to move from outsider to insider when relocating is to plunge headfirst into what’s happening in her new community.
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Seen from the circular drive in front, the house that Heath and Erin Hodges built near Itta Bena has an expansive front porch and is elevated to mitigate the risk of flooding, given its close proximity to the Yazoo River. (By Johnny Jennings)

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A place for everything that matters
By JO ALICE DARDEN - For Leflore Illustrated
Sun,02/20/22-9:00AM , 6411 Reads
Erin Hodges has adopted a design strategy that almost guarantees that the space she’s planning in her house will check all the boxes: It will look organic. It will feel right. It will be comfortable. It will “work” with the rest of the house. It will please Erin and her family.
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The Gilmers’ two-story house faces Humphrey Highway in Carroll County. They dug up the pair of palm trees when they were in Florida and drove them home. Flanking the front walkway, the trees seem to offer visitors a hint that there may be something, well, a little different about this place. (By Johnny Jennings)

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Like living in a tree house
By JO ALICE DARDEN - For Leflore Illustrated
Sun,08/29/21-1:00PM , 3669 Reads
Charlotte Gilmer of Carroll County is quite matter-of-fact about her roots: She said her family was poor when she was growing up.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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69°F

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Chance of Rain: 80%
Max Temp: 81°F
Min Temp: 61°F
Feels Like: 66°F
Dew Point: 67°F
Humidity: 63%
Sunrise: 6:21 AM
Sunset: 6:02 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
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Wind Gust: 33 mph
Sky Cover: 60%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 67°F
Moon Rise: 10:27 PM
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Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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