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Wayne and Mary Nail, longtime members of Calvary Baptist Church of Carroll County, stand by the church's sign. Located just 12 miles from Grenada in the woods of Carroll County, the church will celebrate its 135th homecoming Sunday.

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Calvary Baptist to mark 135 years’ work Sunday
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth
Fri,05/24/13-5:14PM , 456 Reads
CARROLL COUNTY — The family of Calvary Baptist Church of Carroll County will mark 135 years Sunday at a special homecoming celebration beginning at 10:30 a.m.

The Rev. Mark Nail of Tupelo will speak, followed by dinner on the grounds.
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Carroll supervisors express doubts about development group
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth
Tue,05/07/13-4:54PM , 202 Reads
CARROLLTON — Carroll County’s participation in an economic development district with area counties appears to be in doubt after Carroll supervisors expressed concerns Monday about the district’s status.
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Cancer center not having to turn Medicare patients away
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth
Mon,04/08/13-5:38PM , 162 Reads
Cancer centers across the nation have been in the news recently due to turning some Medicare patients away for their chemotherapy treatments, claiming sequester cuts as the reason.

But that hasn’t happened in Greenwood, says Amy Lott, patient advocate at Cancer Center of Greenwood.
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Money to boost Carroll Co. schools’ equipment
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth

Fri,04/05/13-3:30PM , 186 Reads
VAIDEN – Students at Marshall Elementary School will receive 25 new computers to replace the ones in their lab, and J.Z. George High School will get three new SMART Boards.

The items are part of a plan the Carroll County School Board approved Thursday for using federal money that will go to the district.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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66°F

Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 80%
Max Temp: 81°F
Min Temp: 61°F
Feels Like: 65°F
Dew Point: 65°F
Humidity: 64%
Sunrise: 6:21 AM
Sunset: 6:02 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: SSW
Wind Gust: 20 mph
Sky Cover: 83%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 65°F
Moon Rise: 10:27 PM
Moon Set: 8:16 AM

Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. South southwest 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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