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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
There are two deaths to report this week. The first one is that of longtime Terry resident Mary Joyce Kister. She attended high school here in Terry, although she graduated from Central High School in Jackson. She...
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
On Saturday morning, Susan Champion Yates announced the death of her father, J.B. Champion. This was particularly sad to most of us in town, as J.B. had built the car garage on Cunningham Avenue in between Sweeney’s...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 7:19-20)Columns
“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, you will recognize them by their fruits.” (Matthew 7:19-20) Can we lament together for a moment? Our society has robbed man of...
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Felder’s Indoor Plants: Mid-Winter Maintenance TipsColumns
Just like people, cooped up indoor plants can use a midwinter break. But unlike humans’ Seasonal Affective Disorder, tropical plants have their own brand of misery andcan’t just waltz out the door for a stretch in...
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Armchair Ponderings Public speaking, a lost art!Columns Editorial
I never cease to be amazed by the lack of preparedness of public speakers in today’s times. Starting with the president of the United States reading his speeches; whether they are written for him by a room-full of...
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
January 2023 has come. It is already the 16th when I write this week’s column. 2023 is the year during which most of our elected officials in Mississippi will be elected (on November 7th) after being elected in the...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 7:12)Columns Editorial
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12) “The Golden Rule” - how many of us have heard this rule echoed into our ears after some...
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Christmas Gifts, the SequelColumns Editorial
Before you call me hypocritical for my next statement, yes, it’s true: I advocated buying Marie Callender’s pies for Thanksgiving if baking was not in your wheelhouse or time frame. With that disclaimer out of the...
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Armchair Ponderings The spirit of Christmas in 1882Columns Editorial
First printed as an award-winning Arm-chair Ponderings in the Magnolia Gazette on 12/16/98. There he was again peering through the shop window. The young fisherman walked home daily at dusk after a hard day’s fishing...
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
We have waited and studied and thanked throughout the four weeks of the Advent season. By the time you are reading this, it may well be Christmas Day. It will certainly be one of the days immediately before Christmas....
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
Unfortunately, there are two deaths with connections to the town of Terry to report. This morning, I learned of the death of Albert Pleasant. He was a graduate of Terry High School and the widower of fellow graduate...
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Felder’s Winter Gardening GuideColumns Editorial
Lotta folks are moaning right now about the demise of their summer and fall garden. Not me. One of the things I admire most about gardeners in Great Britain is how they have moved past having just a big spring rush and...
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Armchair Ponderings A world of acronymsColumns Editorial
With so much stuff on the news ranging from the splash down of Artemis, the next Lunar mission vehicle that was so ho-hum to the press that it took a back seat to the prisoner swap of a barely known female basketball...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 7:7-8)Columns
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” (Matthew...
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Armchair Ponderings The truth can still hurtColumns Editorial
An open letter to Past President of the United States Donald J. Trump! It has been 81 years yesterday, since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, precipitating the war in the Far East. Millions of words have been...
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Christmas on the Coast: It’s the Perfect Start to the Holidays!Columns
The email in my inbox sounded so appealing: “From Thanksgiving to New Years, Beau Rivage in Biloxi is transformed into a winter wonderland adorned with larger-than-life nutcrackers, colossal Christmas ornaments,...
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Armchair Ponderings It’s never too late.Columns Editorial
The Coffee Caboose Roasters, LLC has been advertising in the Magnolia Gazette for several weeks; November 14th was the “soft opening” of this important new business in Tylertown, located in the historic GM&O...
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Felder’s Landscaping TipsColumns
Whether you go with ancient Latin’s autumnus, or prefer the American slang “fall” a common chore this reflective time of year can lead to how we approach our landscapes. As we corral plummeting foliageinto compost...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 7:6)Columns
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” (Matthew 7:6) In my office on Friday, an insightful observer made an interesting...
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You CAN Prepare an Entire Thanksgiving Dinner & Live to Tell the TaleColumns
“Getting a turkey, dressing and desserts on the Thanksgiving table is not that hard to do. But some people do get scared, especially when they’re cooking for a crowd and want everything to go perfectly.” Those...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 7:3-5)Columns
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in...
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Armchair Ponderings Downsizing; a challenge!Columns Editorial
Today, Sunday, is a bit early to pen this Thanksgiving column, it has to go to press early so that all involved can celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. I want to express my thankfulness for yesterday and to...
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Felder’s Fence TipsColumns
My son just committed actual crape murder, but we found a happy outcome by recycling the carcass into a funky fence for Felder. His huge tree, way too large to wrap my arms around, was heavily infested with bark scale,...
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Thanksgiving Checklist 101: Yes, it’s Time!Columns
To borrow a phrase uttered by a friend this week on social media. “Don’t fight me about this!” The difference between her statement and mine lies in one key fact. She made the comment while posting photos of her...
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