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Family Branches: Circuit Court minutes from 1870 and miscellaneous queries
(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...
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Music Beat: Visiting the Rattlesnake Saloon
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 an...
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Second Thought: Being a 'pilfer pot' has its rewards
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 ot...
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Historically speaking: Rosecrans meets Price
(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...
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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 ...
Second Thought: The circle of life's 'to-do' lists
by Sherry Dailey Shawl
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 Sometimes, it is best to jump in with both feet — and the rest of your body, too. This might apply to getting into a cold pool, something not to be found around these parts in the summer, but my t...
The Back Porch: Disunity, disrespect should stop
by Lora Ann Huff
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In recent months (and years) I have listened and watched as various groups of people — religious, social, and political — have been judged, criticized, and lambasted by others, many of whom profess...
Family Branches: 1980 senior salutes
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Daily Corinthian Newspaper dated April 8, 1980 Senior Salutes Andy Love (Likes: Sunshine, Tennessee, North Carolina, sports, good friends, W.S., rock music and Wendy days. Dislikes: Pat Palmer ta...
Historically speaking: Civil War boys in gray of 1861
by RaNae Vaughn
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(Submitted to the Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society by Jan Switcher and Helah Wilson; transcribed by RaNae S. Vaughn on June 16. Source: The Tishomingo County News-Iuka, May 13, 1...
Family Branches: IDs needed for Woodmen Circle photo
by Vicki Burress Roach
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This group of people were members of the Woodmen Circle from Chewalla, McNairy County, Tenn. If you can identify any of them, please call Vicki Roach at 662-808-0294 or email her at vickiroach@ymai...
Historically Speaking: The Old Bethel United Methodist Church
by RaNae Vaughn
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(Source: “Old Bethel United Methodist Church History” dated Dec. 3, 1989.) The Old Bethel United Methodist Church, located in the south end of Tishomingo County, Route 1, Golden, Mississippi, was ...