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Ashley Davis is pictured showing the map on “Pokemon Go.”

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Catch 'em all
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Sun,07/17/16-6:03AM , 314 Reads
If you see someone in Greenwood who is walking around — sometimes even seeming aimless — holding out a cellphone with his or her eyes glued to the screen, you’ve most likely just spotted a “Pokemon Go” player.
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The cast and crew of “Shakespeare Summer Scene Fest” include, front row, from left, Nada Aziz, Calista Nelms, Ahmad Edwards, Molly Germany and Brendan Pernell; back row, Jaylin Smith, Tamilya Thomas, Lauryn Aaliyah Evans, Niobi Elliott, Raghav Nallani and Director Steve Iwanski.

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‘Summer Scene Fest’ is a must-see
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Fri,07/15/16-2:40PM , 308 Reads
There’s no better way to spend this evening or Saturday evening in Greenwood than watching a group of 11- to 17-year-olds perform 14 famous scenes from 11 of William Shakespeare’s plays.
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Members of the Shakespeare Boot Camp are, from left, Raghav Nallani, Molly Germany, Tamilya Thomas, Calista Nelms, Jaylin Smith, Lauryn Evans, Niobi Elliott, Nada Aziz and Ahmad Edwards. The group will perform in the “Shakespeare Summer Scene Fest” on Friday and Saturday at Greenwood Little Theatre.

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Midsummer night's scenes
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Sun,07/10/16-6:05AM , 312 Reads
Lauryn Evans, 14, calls her fellow Shakespeare Boot Camp participants her “acting family.”

“Spending time with the people here has been fun,” said the incoming Greenwood High School freshman. “I love this. It’s like a new family. Working with them is like having another family.”
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Fireworks explode over Veterans Bridge during last year’s annual Stars & Stripes festival, which brought a large crowd out to the Yazoo River in Greenwood.

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Stars & Stripes
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor

Sun,06/26/16-6:00AM , 242 Reads
The Stars & Stripes festival has something for everyone, said Beth Stevens, executive director of the Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce.

“We always have a good turnout every year,” said Stevens. “It’s the same format every year, but it keeps growing in size.”
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