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May 8th, 2013
The Horseshoe Robertson Chapter of the NSDAR are pleased to announce their new officers for 2013-2014. The Daughter’s of the American Revolution met Wednesday at noon at the home of retiring Regent Laney Wooten. New officers pictured are, front row (from left) Registrar-Esther Pippin, Chaplain-Marguerite Breland, Parliamentarian-Mary Dean Dill, back row (from left) Vice Regent- Lucille South and Regent-Gaynell Duke. Not pictured are, Treasurer-Patricia Harris, Secretary-Brenda Edwards and Historian-Jeanette Unger. Submitted Photo
Coming into Wednesday’s action in Ridgeland, head coach Brian Middleton and his Oak Hill Academy tennis team had an opportunity to bring home a boys’ and girls’ state title from the Mississippi Association of Independent School AA State Tournament. Following a morning sweep of the semi-finals in the boys’ singles and girls’ singles brackets, the Oak Hill Netters looked primed to take home the victory and a championship trophy.
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Wednesday afternoon, at perhaps the busiest intersection for walkers and motorists, a woman was struck by a car as she was crossing the street at the intersection of East Main Street and Commerce Street.
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A one thousand word essay was Bobby Cole’s worst nightmare when he was a high school English student.
It was a bad dream he had while asleep at his remote deer camp several years ago that would eventually become the inspiration to a 90,000 word novel, “The Dummy Line.”
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The Oak Hill Netters are currently battling at the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) AA Classification State Tennis Finals at the Ridgeland Tennis Center in Ridgeland.
The Oak Hill Tennis team and head coach Brian Middleton took a clean sweep in the morning semi-finals as Anna Ready and Jessi Cole advanced in their respective girls’ singles brackets and David McElwaine and John Willis Stevens punched their tickets to the finals as well. The Raider tennis team on dropped one set in the four semi-final matches.
May 7th
There are few words in the English language that can cause as much horror and dread than the diagnosis of cancer.
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Oak Hill’s Anna Ready will compete along with five other Raider tennis players at the state tournament in Ridgeland today. Read www.dailytimesleader.com for updates or follow Will Nations on Twitter @ NationsSports File Photo
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Bruce Franks looks a lot like Hall of Fame NBA coach Phil Jackson in the face.
His success on the court has been comparable as well.
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Collins Trolilo shows good form on the field for the Phillies.
West Point citizens already knew they were going to have a new mayor and a new Ward 1 selectmen after Tuesday night.
Scott Ross (mayor) and Rod Bobo (Ward 1) decided not to run in the 2013 municipal elections, paving the way for Harmon Robbie Robinson to become Mayor and Linda Hannah to take over the post in Ward 1.
Ward 2's incumbent Homer Cannon has been defeated by William Binder.
The official results are below:
Ward 1
Linda Hannah 425
William Young 159
Ward 2
William Binder 353
Homer Cannon 247
Ward 3
Jimmy Clark 382
Charles Collins 235
Ken Poole 222
Ward 4
