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Remembering the glory days of Boy Scouts

By CLARK HICKS,
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Wed, 02/06/2019 - 5:16pm

The Boy Scouts of America organization is exploring the option of bankruptcy.  Unbelievable. Shocking.  Disgraceful.  These are a few of the words which come to mind.  

The reason for the financial trouble?  Lawsuits are one culprit, filed by victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by a few morally unfit Scoutmasters.  


'Old Man Magee': Remembering one of the Pine Belt's most remarkable residents

By CLARK HICKS,
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Thu, 09/27/2018 - 10:45am

Nestled among loblolly pines and wildflowers in Marion County rests Sylvester Magee, claimed by many to be the world’s oldest man and the last surviving slave of the American Civil War.



 

 

 

 

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Parkway Heights celebrates 70 years

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Proposed bill hopes to encourage college grades to stay in MS

Mistakes and poor judgment from the past should remain there

Mistakes and poor judgment from the past should remain there

Old times are not always forgotten - even in Dixie

Old times are not always forgotten - even in Dixie

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