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Pictured from left are Charleston First Baptist Church pastor Joe May, Table of Life Ministry pastor Ricky Garvin and Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith during Thursday's National Day of Prayer observance in Charleston. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

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National Day of Prayer observed in Charleston

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN
Thu,05/06/21-3:35PM, 2,634 Reads
National Day of Prayer was observed during the noon hour on Thursday with a brief outdoor ceremony held on the front lawn of the former National Guard armory in Charleston.
Charleston Mayor Sedrick Smith and Faith Baptist Church pastor Joe Young welcomed and thanked those in attendance.
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

Charleston Elementary School art students (in front, from left) are London Ford, Ayden Daniel, Aubrianna Hill, Ahmad Lynch and Giovanni Knox. Also pictured are CES staff, CARE officials and art volunteers, and Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi representatives. From left to right are Donna Goldman, Patsy Simmons Roberts, Chris Shove, Garren Barnes, Ricky Bradford, Stacye Trout, Dana Clolinger, Myrna Colley-Lee, Lyn Raney Hardy and Walter Shegog.

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Charleston Elementary School hosts CARE student art exhibit

By DANA CLOLINGER AND CLAY MCFERRIN DANA CLOLINGER AND CLAY MCFERRIN
Fri,05/15/26-1:24PM, 2,633 Reads
CARE (Charleston Arts and Revitalization Effort) on May 7 held an art show in the Charleston Elementary Multipurpose Building to showcase the talents of students who attended their on-site art program in the school.
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Splintered wood is all that's left of the barn and workshop at the Leflore County home of Beth and Glen Stevens following Friday night's tornado. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Tornado damages scores of homes in Greenwood area, but no deaths or injuries reported

By TIM KALICH AND KEVIN EDWARDS TIM KALICH AND KEVIN EDWARDS - Greenwood Commonwealth
Sat,03/15/25-9:16AM, 2,633 Reads 71,070 Statewide
A tornado that touched down around midnight Friday near Greenwood has damaged scores of homes and cars and put thousands without power, but no injuries or deaths have been reported, according to emergency management officials in Leflore and Carroll counties.
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Opinion: Biden’s boondoggle

By DOUGLAS CARSWELL DOUGLAS CARSWELL
Mon,08/22/22-10:24AM, 2,632 Reads 26,707 Statewide
The Inflation Reduction Act does nothing to reduce inflation. Seldom in America’s history has there been a piece of legislation put before Congress so inappropriately named.
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