RUTHIE ROBISON | The Greenwood Commonwealth

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Members of Delta Girls are, front row, from left, Kamari Baker, Takari Wilson, Carlei Williams, Tatianna Stacey and Zaria Griffin; back row, Bre’Kiyah Cox, Tyonna Granderson, Carmen Westbrook, co-founder Tanisha Baxter, Rosalyn Washington, Samauri Wilson, founder Deborah Harris, Torien Stewart and Tori Stewart. Registration for the newly formed girls organization will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.

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Delta Girls
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Sat,06/27/20-1:06AM , 1046 Reads
Deborah Harris’ Delta Girls is an organization she’s had on her heart for five years.

“I wanted to branch out and do something for the girls locally here,” said the founder.

This will be the inaugural year of the all-girls organization open to students in grades K-12 throughout Leflore County.
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This stack of newly released books features several novels that are on many people’s summer reading lists.

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Summer reads
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Sat,06/13/20-1:26AM , 391 Reads
For bibliophiles, there’s nothing better than sitting poolside during the summer months and cracking open a new book.

“I feel like great books come out in the summer,” said Shelby Gorman, manager of Turnrow Books.

She said many customers have already been coming into the bookstore requesting suggestions for summer reads.
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Christopher Lewis, Planters Bank CRA officer who manages financial literacy programs and community outreach, left, presents a $4,000 scholarship to Morgan Stanley, a Greenwood High School student who placed third in the National Financial Bee. Almost 3,000 students from across the U.S. competed in the Financial Bee scholarship essay contest.

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Model student
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Sat,06/06/20-1:15PM , 544 Reads
With a name like Morgan Stanley, there might be some expectations about him being a financially savvy person, considering there’s also a major U.S.-based global investment bank with the same name.

Greenwood High School student Morgan D. Stanley is already living up to and exceeding those expectations at the age of 16.
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Nettie Favara of Greenwood grows 28 varieties of daylilies in her backyard. She’s been growing the flowers, which only bloom for one day, for about 15 years.

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For one day
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Sat,05/30/20-2:19AM , 374 Reads
Nettie Favara has been growing daylilies for about 15 years.

She has 28 varieties featuring buds and many colorful blooms in her Greenwood backyard.

“They’re called daylilies, and that’s all they are good for is one day,” she said.
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