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News Deserts, Real Consequences: What Happens to a Community Without NewsColumns
If you're reading this in a local newspaper, you should feel lucky after a study showing how news coverage affects our world. From all indications, the gathering of local news has been targeted for a spot on the extinct...
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God's Plan in Man's ProblemsColumns
"So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau." (Genesis 27:22) Few instances convince me of God's providence more than Genesis 27. Now,...
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Terry NewsColumns
Vacation Bible Schools are just around the corner. First Baptist Church, Terry dates are July 12-16. The theme is "Rain Forest Falls - Exploring the Nature of God. The Eudora Welty House and Gardens will be offering a...
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Felder's Patriotic GardensColumns
Our country's 250th anniversary celebrations got me thinking about how our society has been influenced over the centuries by gardening. Long before I came along, cultivated garden plants helped keep my family and...
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FreedomColumns
Freedom! I was overwhelmed and awed by all the excitement surrounding America's 250th birthday! We stayed up Saturday night so we wouldn't miss anything. In the different venues people would break out singing. During...
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The Next 250 Years: A Vision for Mississippi's FutureColumns
Agendas of the presidential administration, the Congress and myriad public policy groups have been launched as America looks toward the nation's next 250 years. States have gotten into the act, too. Mississippi...
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Felder's Front Yard FlairColumns
Do you have a landscape like everyone else, or a garden that says something about you? Gardens are specific places, human constructs that don't exist in nature. But gardening is a verb, generally meaning the deliberate...
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The Fickleness of ManColumns
"So Isaac settled in Gerar." (Genesis 26:6) Our passage this morning stands as a testament to the might of even the strongest of saints. The Bible is littered with these vignettes for our encouragement and our...
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Terry NewsColumns
The Town of Terry is gearing up for America 250 in a big way! Banners are coming soon showing dates of all events. The ringing of all church bells will be heard on July 4 at noon - as in 1776 in Philadelphia. On...
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Kara's Sites & Bites: America's 250th Birthday... Make This 4th of July a Festive, Stress-Free HolidayColumns
America's 250th birthday is finally here! This momentous milestone that only rolls around every two and one-half centuries deserves special recognition. Whether you're entertaining a crowd at a backyard barbecue or plan...
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Felder's Fertilizer FactsColumns
Page A6 Friday, June 26, 2026 HINDS COUNTY Poor roses, poor tomatoes, being starved by folks who think gim- micky home-made fertil- izer solutions make much difference! Internet sites where gardeners gather are buzzing...
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From the Pastor's Pen: Something of ValueColumns
"Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright." (Genesis 25:34) We know what we value by what we are willing to trade it for. How many...
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Terry NewsColumns
BY CAROLYN CLEMENTS cjclements@bellsouth.net or 601-955-6695 The residents of Terry are in a state of confusion over water bills. A new drive-by meter system was installed throughout the town recently. This has resulted...
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Kara's Sites & Bites: Food, Fun and Fireworks... Celebrate America's 250th at the Beau RivageColumns
Kara's Sites & Bites: FOOD, FUN AND FIREWORKS... CELEBRATE AMERICA'S 250TH AT THE BEAU RIVAGE by Kara Kimbrough America's 250th birthday is next week and for those of you who, like me, are excited about this milestone...
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America 250: A Nation Still in ProgressColumns Headline
What is required for a "more perfect Union," a goal of the Founders in the pream- ble to the U.S. Constitution? That ques- tion is ripe for considera- tion upon America 250. We need a monu- mental achievement to check...
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Terry NewsColumns
TERRY NEWS BY CAROLYN CLEMENTS cjclements@bellsouth.net or 601-955-6695 The Two MS Museums will host Juneteenth Jubilee on Friday, June 19th from 4 until 8 pm. The public is invited. A very pleasant day in Natchez on...
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From the Pastor's Pen: Delayed ObedienceColumns
"But he said to them, 'Do not delay me, since the LORD has proposed my way." (Genesis 24:56) Delayed obedi- ence is disobedience. Did I start too strong? The unnamed servant of Genesis 24 looms large in our minds...
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Felder's Drought DefenseColumns
Whether from the sky or hose, water can make or break our gar- dens. Yet, not to over- state the obvious, it does plants little good to be in a state that gets sixty inches of rain a year, when much of it comes down by...
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COVID on the Campaign TrailColumns
I'm blaming politics for my latest bout with COVID-19. CO stands for corona, VI for virus, D for disease and 19 for 2019. I was attending a "meet and greet" for a certain candidate for high office (a Republican, proving...
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Terry NewsColumns
The Town of Terry Board meeting was Tuesday evening in the Community Center. Jackie Mitchell was absent. Alderwoman Connie Taylor was present by zoom call. She was in Houston, TX taking care of a very ill brother. The...
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From the Pastor's Pen: To Pass with PromiseColumns
"Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her." (Genesis 23:1-2)...
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Felder's Summer SnipsColumns
Tired of leggy perennials flopping over? Got to get out the ladder to reach ready-to-eat okra? Time for the Chelsea chop, which is a special pruning technique, not an English dance style. I have never been known as...
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The Declining Shopping Mall: The Rise and Fall of Community MallsColumns Headline
As a boy I never enjoyed shopping. As an adult I have found that it is a necessary evil, and I have to admit that I have even found it to be fun at times. In the grocery store I think about what I'm going to cook. In a...
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Our Calendar Holds More Than Just NumbersColumns Headline
Hey y'all! July is coming up and this one is special because it will host the 250th anniversary of the birth of America as our country. I may not always remember what day it is or what I had for lunch two days ago, but...
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