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Mary Carol Miller, center, was presented two national awards from the Daughters of the American Revolution by members of the Chakchiuma Chapter of the DAR Minnie Parham, left, and Marion Howard.

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Preserving the past
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Sat,03/15/14-4:58PM , 206 Reads
It was love at first sight, Mary Carol Miller said, when as a teenager she first set her eyes on Cotesworth, the antebellum plantation house in Carroll County.

“When I saw that house — there’s just some things you never get over,” Miller said with a reminiscent look on her face.
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Eddye Vail, left, and Dr. Debby Myers hold two of Golden Ark animal shelter’s 20 felines, Laverne and Delilah, while sitting in rocking chairs. During Golden Ark’s 24-hour fundraising event, “Rocking Around the Clock with Cats,” the rocking chairs will be available to reserve for an hour with a donation of $100.

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Golden Ark fundraiser starts Friday
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Mon,03/10/14-4:03PM , 130 Reads
Golden Ark animal shelter is gearing up for “Rocking Around the Clock with Cats,” a 24-hour fundraising event and awareness campaign.
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Some of the members of the Outer Limits gymnastics team who will compete at the state championships are, front row, from left, Mary Evelyn Pittman, Macy Lamb, Jakylah Lawrence, Lily Grace Coppage and Isabelle O’Brien; back row, Lola Harris, Makenzie Reeves and Morgan Lott. Not pictured is Kenady Howard.

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Go for the gold
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Fri,03/07/14-9:28PM , 242 Reads
An influx of more than 600 gymnasts and their families from across the state will start arriving in Greenwood on Friday to compete in the Mississippi USA Gymnastics Association’s largest event of the year.
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From left, Elizabeth O’Brien, Sarah Frances O’Brien, Brooke Kimmel, Larkin Camp and Courtney Kimmel participate in one of the three weekly run-walk workouts as a part of the Run for God program.

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Run for God
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Fri,02/28/14-8:57PM , 180 Reads
Combining her longtime passion for running and her devotion to God had been on Allyn Camp’s mind for the past year.
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