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Southern men love trucks
By CHARLIE SMITH - Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Mon,05/23/16-6:00PM , 168 Reads
INDIANOLA — I was talking to a young man who has had some longstanding mental difficulties that have left him living in group homes. I’ve never known exactly what his issue is; he doesn’t have any major physical problems, just seems a little odd.

When I asked him how he was doing, he beamed and said, “I got me a truck.”
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10,000 steps isn’t a cakewalk
By CHARLIE SMITH - Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Fri,05/13/16-6:14PM , 191 Reads
INDIANOLA — My wife, Ashley, got me a Fitbit last month as an early birthday present, and I’m hooked.

The device, a rubber armband with a computer chip inside, measures how many steps you take with a daily goal of 10,000. That equates to about 5 miles walked.
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Reason for optimism for Delta industry
By CHARLIE SMITH - Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Thu,04/28/16-6:15PM , 158 Reads
INDIANOLA — Sometimes it takes an outside perspective to see your faults — but also overlooked strengths.

Todd Donald, an Alabama transplant, seems to be providing that viewpoint when it comes to the Delta’s economic future.
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Area TV stations being sold
By CHARLIE SMITH - The Enterprise-Tocsin

Wed,04/13/16-6:07PM , 293 Reads
The owners of Greenville-based WABG and WXVT and two other smaller television stations are selling them for a combined $15.4 million, according to Federal Communications Commission filings.
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Chance of Rain: 50%
Max Temp: 73°F
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Humidity: 76%
Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sunset: 5:54 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
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Wind Gust: 14 mph
Sky Cover: 91%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 62°F
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