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Angela Byrd is holding Pebbles, a puppy she fostered before Pebbles went to a rescue group headed north on Friday. Byrd has been organizing Paws in the Park, an event that is a fundraiser for the Leflore County Humane Society’s medicine expenses.

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Paws in the Park
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Sun,08/21/16-6:04AM , 262 Reads
Get ready for a tail-waggin’ good time.

Paws in the Park, a fundraising event for Leflore County Humane Society’s medicine expenses, will be held Saturday at the park between the Veterans and Keesler bridges in downtown Greenwood. Festivities will begin at 6 p.m.
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Pillow alumnus pens novel of adventure
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor

Wed,08/17/16-5:58PM , 308 Reads
Author Troy Carnes says he’s thrilled to return to Greenwood to promote his new book.
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Stacey Peden, left, and Dr. Debby Myers, both of Four Paws Animal Health Center, give a thumbs up after assisting in the rescue of nearly 200 animals at a Senatobia puppy mill last week.

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Four Paws helps close puppy mill
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Tue,08/16/16-4:53PM , 221 Reads
Dr. Debby Myers says that the conditions of a Senatobia puppy mill where almost 200 neglected animals were rescued last week were the worst she’s ever seen.
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Hallie Bryant, a Pillow Academy seventh-grader, was recently named Miss Mississippi Junior High America.

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7th-grader at Pillow wins state pageant
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Mon,08/15/16-6:00PM , 496 Reads
A Pillow Academy seventh-grader has been named Miss Mississippi Junior High America.

Hallie Bryant of Greenwood won the title Aug. 5 at the Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
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