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Pillow Academy seniors Christopher Winter, left, and Dia Chawla have qualified as National Merit semifinalists.

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Pillow has 2 National Merit semifinalists
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Wed,09/15/21-2:00AM , 1336 Reads
A pair of Pillow Academy seniors have qualified as National Merit semifinalists, a prestigious award that draws each a step closer to the possibility of receiving a $2,500 college scholarship as a National Merit Scholar.
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Carrollton Pilgrimage, Pioneer Day set Oct. 1-2
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Tue,09/14/21-2:00AM , 1387 Reads
Get ready to rock in Carrollton Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1 and 2, during the Carrollton Pilgrimage and Pioneer Day Festival.
That’s when a Mississippi historic marker — the kind with the image of a magnolia on it — will be unveiled, at 10 a.m. Oct. 2.
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Soon Lusco’s, the legendary and beloved restaurant at 722 Carrollton Ave. in Greenwood, will close its doors. Lusco’s was opened in 1933. (By Johnny Jennings)

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Saying goodbye
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sun,08/15/21-8:00AM , 3023 Reads
To everything there is a season — even for Lusco’s, the Greenwood restaurant that has drawn customers from near and far since 1933.
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Water covers fields along U.S. 82 Friday after a week of severe storms. (By Susan Montgomery)

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Rain could be very costly for farmers
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sat,06/12/21-2:00AM , 1342 Reads
The likelihood of signficant losses is flooding the thoughts of farmers around Greenwood, who are waiting to see how well the area’s drowned fields will survive this week’s rainfall.
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