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Second-year principal expects great year at St. Francis
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Sun,07/23/17-1:05AM , 177 Reads
Principal Jackie Lewis says that the faculty and staff of St. Francis of Assisi School will be refreshed, energized and ready for the new school year.
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Katie Ferguson, left, and Nicole Marhold have been pen pals for almost four years. Marhold recently traveled from her home in Austria to the United States to meet Ferguson for the first time.

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Pen pals
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Sun,07/16/17-6:01AM , 448 Reads
Katie Ferguson says that her nearly four-year friendship with Nicole Marhold started by chance.

“It has turned into something really amazing,” the 19-year-old Black Hawk resident said.
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Richard Beattie, left, and Beth Stevens stand next to Susie, a mannequin wearing the new Bikes, Blues & Bayous custom design full kit collection, which includes a jersey, shorts, bibs, gloves, cap and socks. The kit is available at bikesbluesbayous.com.

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10th annual Bikes, Blues & Bayous
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Fri,07/07/17-7:33PM , 446 Reads
Hospitality, organization and flat terrain are the three key factors that contribute to the success and continual growth of Bikes, Blues & Bayous, says Richard Beattie, one of the event’s founders.
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Hallie Bryant, 13, of Greenwood will compete this week for the national title of Miss Junior High School America in Little Rock, Arkansas. Hallie currently holds the title of Miss Mississippi Junior High School America.

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Local teenager going to national pageant
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor

Tue,06/27/17-6:19PM , 221 Reads
Pillow Academy student Hallie Bryant is in Little Rock, Arkansas, this week to compete for the title of Miss Junior High School America.

The 13-year-old holds the title of Miss Mississippi Junior High School America, a qualifying pageant that she won on Aug. 5, 2016.
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