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Marker placed to honor Gants
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer
Sun,04/29/18-2:32PM , 344 Reads
It could have been 1966 at the American Legion Hut on Claiborne Avenue late Friday afternoon, with the rock ‘n’ roll strains of The Gants blasting onto the parking lot and some 250 starstruck fans hanging onto every word of the band’s lead singer, Sid Herring.
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Betty Funderburk, secretary-treasurer of Black Hawk United Methodist Church, hopes the community will come out for the congregation’s 200th anniversary celebration next Sunday, starting with a service at 11 a.m. followed by a covered- dish dinner. Television journalist and author Walt Grayson will be the special guest.

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Marking 200 years
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer
Sun,04/29/18-6:01AM , 373 Reads
What used to be the busy little town of Black Hawk in southern Carroll County is now more a collection of rural residences than a town.

Set in the hills among towering forests, most of its buildings that once served as places of business are either shuttered or gone.
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Grant to help Greenwood redefine historic district
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer
Sun,04/29/18-1:27AM , 208 Reads
Greenwood has received a $5,000 grant through the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to redefine its central city historic district.
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Mentor group breakfast set for Saturday
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer
Sun,04/29/18-1:00AM , 212 Reads
The Greenwood Mentoring Group’s 12th annual Community Prayer Breakfast, coming up on Saturday, is the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year.
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