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One of the shelter’s puppies gives Ashley Scott, the director, a kiss. Scott said volunteers are welcome to give puppies spend some time on the path.

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Wanted: Dog walkers: Volunteers needed to help animals at shelter get exercise
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sun,01/11/26-2:00AM , 1067 Reads
When Memphis recording artist Rufus Thomas released his No. 1 hit, “Walkin’ the Dog,” in 1963, he was referring to the latest dance craze.

The lyrics include:

“Oh, oh, just-a, just-a, just a-walkin’

“Just-a, just-a, just a-walkin’

“Just-a, just-a, just a-walkin.’

Oh, yeah,
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The trees produce seeds that are about an inch wide and look like balls. They, however, are different from sweetgum balls, which are covered with long hard spines. However, one internet source says that sycamore seeds float and can temporarily be used as fishing bobber.

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Sycamores: ‘A pioneer species’
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sun,01/04/26-2:00AM , 1026 Reads
A person unfamiliar with the flora and fauna of the rural South noticed a white-trunked tree on the bank of the Yazoo River.

“Is that an aspen?” he asked. Well, it wasn’t an aspen or river birch.
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Artists Robin Whitfield, left, and Yolande van Heerden stand in front of a panel of the mural at the Boys and Girls Club building on Carrollton Avenue. They are holding bristle brushes attached with duct tape to bamboo handles. The club members have been using the brushes to apply background paint to the panels.

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Pictures that tell a story: Boys, girls taking part in addition of mural to club building
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sat,12/27/25-2:00AM , 1862 Reads
By March, the Boys and Girls Club in Greenwood is expecting to have a new mural covering an 80-foot-long sign in front of the club on Carrollton Avenue.
“The old sign is completely worn,” said Yolande van Heerden, art director for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Delta.
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There’s lots to enjoy when gazing at the decorations in front of the home of Debbie and Sammy Coleman on the 600 block of East Claiborne Avenue. This makes

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Lighting up homes: Christmas decorations bring smiles to passersby
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sun,12/21/25-2:00AM , 1472 Reads
Christmas arrives in that dark season when the sunlight fades from the sky before many people arrive home from work or school.
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