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This summer, Immanuel Baptist Church members, from left, Skooter Vaughn, John Charles Garrard, Cohen Vaughn, Heather Garrard, Turner Vaughn, Misti Vaughn, Sean Jones, Amber Jones, B.J. Fennell, Carolyn Gore, Rolin Steed, Joe Fennell and Lawson Steed served the community of Livingston, Montana, where a Southern Baptist church was recently planted.

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Sowing seeds of faith
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Sat,08/24/19-2:19AM , 982 Reads
What the church is about is serving others, says B.J. Fennell.

And that’s how she and several other members of Immanuel Baptist Church in Greenwood spent their summer — serving those in need in Livingston, Montana, where a newly planted Southern Baptist church is located.
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At Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s new lactation room are, front row, from left, Christine Powell, Mississippi State Department of Health peer counselor; Melanie Williams, director of Home Visiting Initiatives for Delta Health Alliance; Dr. Melynda Noble, pediatric hospitalist; Kerri Grossman, child life coordinator; LaKendrea Bush, one of the hospital’s breastfeeding employees; and Cristina Latade, a breastfeeding mom holding daughter Adrielle Latade; back row, Dr. Edward Ehlinger, public health metaphysician with National Leadership Academy for Public Health; Tawanda Logan-Hurt, breastfeeding coordinator for Mississippi State Department of Health Northern Region; Dr. Kimberly N. Sanford of Greenwood OB/GYN Associates; and Chris Latade, father of a breastfed child.

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Lactation room opens
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Wed,08/14/19-1:17AM , 249 Reads
Greenwood Leflore Hospital held a grand opening Tuesday for its new lactation room.
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On the first day of class, East Elementary School teacher LaToya Fluker, third from right, is pictured with, from left, students Richard Gary, Kiara Davis, Jamarion Cooper, Zarphya Moody, Nikiyah Brown, Emilio Zuniga and Edmond Ward.

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Back to school
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Sat,08/10/19-1:59AM , 974 Reads
Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District Chief of Secondary Education Cassandra A. Hart says her advice to students who want to start the 2019-20 school year off right is the same she gave to her own children.
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Dorris Logan is a Greenwood Leflore Hospital health fair nurse. With more than 30 years of experience, Logan has a passion for nursing.

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Nurse loves to help others
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Tue,08/06/19-1:22AM , 236 Reads
Dorris Logan says she became a nurse because she enjoys helping people.

“I love nursing and my interactions with the people,” she said. “I like doing it where they can get well and go home.”

Logan, 69, has worked as a nurse at Greenwood Leflore Hospital since 1983.
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