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Air Force veteran excelled in farming
By BOB DARDEN - Special to the Commonwealth
Tue,04/28/20-1:07AM , 1034 Reads
TCHULA — Henry Christmas “Buddy” Waterer Jr. was always known for being a good Christian, a good farmer and an accomplished businessman.

But what Mr. Waterer really liked to do was slip the surly bonds of Earth. He was a pilot of the first order.

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Damp and chilly weather didn't stop a groundbreaking ceremony for the Fannie Lou Cancer Foundation in Ruleville Thursday. From left are Preston Ratliff, advisory member of the foundation; Freddie White-Johnson, director of the foundation; Sammy Foster, a member of the foundation's Men in Black and Blue Fighting Prostate Cancer and a community health advisor; Jimmy Lacy, board member of the foundation; and Nisha Lacy, board member and secretary to the foundation.

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Ground broken on cancer center
By BOB DARDEN - Special to The Commonwealth
Fri,11/01/19-1:19PM , 830 Reads
RULEVILLE — Despite cool outside temperatures Thursday, the atmosphere inside the Ruleville Community House was festive.

There the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation held its groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate Phase I of a multimillion-dollar structure that will serve 18 counties, primarily located in the Delta.
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Ag secretary: Organization doing important work
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer
Sun,06/11/17-6:03AM , 478 Reads
CLEVELAND, Miss. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture George “Sonny” Perdue III said Friday that addressing the 82nd annual meeting of Delta Council was almost like coming home.
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Kim Pillow of Shellmound was named the 2017 Good Middling award recipient by Delta Council on Friday.

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Annual ‘Good Middling’ honor goes to Pillow
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer
Sun,06/11/17-2:05AM , 554 Reads
Kim Pillow of Shellmound got a surprise about a month ago when she was informed she had been selected as the Delta Council’s Good Middling award recipient for 2017.

“I’m very honored. I follow a great group of ladies,” Pillow said Friday on the stage of the 82nd annual meeting of Delta Council in Cleveland, Mississippi.
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