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What to know about lichens and moss
I have received several calls concerning lichens on different plants. In their natural habitat, lichens seem to be of little concern, but when they start attaching themselves to trees and shrubber...
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Second Thought: Setting the right example
Actions result in a domino effect. Dogs provide a good example of this statement. Who in the South has not been awakened by barking dogs? Many times I have gone out to fuss on my dog only to hear...
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Family Branches: The old Waldron Hotel
Both are photographs from postcards purchased on eBay. There were no dates on either. One has “New Waldron Hotel” on the back on the back of the postcard, along with: Corinth, Mississippi 17 mile...
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Historically Speaking: Rosecrans meets Price, part 3
(The following is from Chapter 6 of the book titled “Rosecrans Meets Price:  The Battle of Iuka, Mississippi,” written by Dr. Ben Kitchens. This is Part 3 of a three-part series.) olonel Murphy sp...
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Family Branches: Corinth news from 1966
by Vicki Burress Roach
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Daily Corinthian Newspaper, Corinth, MS dated July 15-19, 1966 Perry, Teams With Thompson in Court Win Another first round match in the Hillandale Country Club’s Tennis Tournament was played yest...
Historically speaking: Rosecrans meets Price, Part 2
by RaNae Vaughn
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(The following is from Chapter 6 of the book entitled “Rosecrans Meets Price: The Battle of Iuka, Mississippi,” written by Dr. Ben Kitchens. This is Part 2 of a three-part series.) The eagle soon ...
Family Branches: Circuit Court minutes from 1870 and miscellaneous queries
by Vicki Burress Roach
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(Circuit Court Minute Book, Alcorn County, Mississippi, Page 4, December 28, 1870) This day came into court: E.F. HAYNIE, sheriff of said county and presented his account in words and figures as f...
Music Beat: Visiting the Rattlesnake Saloon
by Allen Hendrix
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Lisa and the Pine Ridge Boys are off to a good start on their summer concert series at the American Legion in Iuka. They started on June 25 and will play the fourth Friday of the months of July and...
Second Thought: Being a 'pilfer pot' has its rewards
by Sherry Dailey Shawl
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This summer I have pilfered through drawers, boxes, and closets. Pictures, jewelry, tiny baby clothes, dolls, trinkets, the Tooth Fairy’s stash of teeth here and there, old spectacles, and many oth...
Historically speaking: Rosecrans meets Price
by RaNae Vaughn
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(The following is from Chapter 6 of the book entitled “Rosecrans Meets Price:  The Battle of Iuka, Mississippi,” written by Dr. Ben Kitchens. This is Part 1 of a three-part series.) When General R...
Family Branches: Confederate pensioners of Alcorn County
by Vicki Burress Roach
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(The Corinth Herald, Oct. 15, 1903, submitted by Vicki Roach) Confederate Pensioners of Alcorn County, MS 1903 A.D. Sadler W.H. Reese Nancy A. Boone N.E. Broadway Tennie Driver Mary A. Fryar ...