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Grenada High School French horn player Laura Moss uses a cooling towel to beat the heat during Tuesday's band camp. | Photo by Reggie Ross

KA, GHS student-athletes attempt to beat the heat
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor, 262 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 07:15 PM
Area high school football teams and marching bands are dealing with extreme heat as they begin practices in preparation for the upcoming football season.
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L.Q. “Sonny” Raper
By Staff Report, 260 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 05:30 PM
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Duck Hill Baptist Church for Mr. L.Q. “Sonny” Raper, 83, of Duck Hill, who died on Sunday, July 25, at his residence. Burial will follow in the Duck Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Tim Buchanan and the Rev. Kerry Gibson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m.
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Bobbie Hardiman

Senior Living: Bobbie Hardiman
By Reggie Ross - Managing Editor, 301 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 05:30 PM
This week, The Grenada Star spotlights 75-year-old Bobbie Hardiman of Grenada.

Q: When and where were you born?

A: I was born on April 28, 1946, in the Tie Plant Community.

Q: Who were your parents?
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GCSO investigating Saturday drowning at Grenada Lake
By Reggie Ross - Managing Editor, 5,436 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 12:03 PM
The body of a white male was recovered from the North Abutment near the boat ramp at Grenada Lake Saturday morning, according to Grenada County Sheriff Rolando Fair.
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Legislators hold meetings to review marijuana options
By Steve Wilson, 309 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 10:30 AM
Lawmakers met for the second time as they evaluate the possibility of medical and even a recreational marijuana program in Mississippi.
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Editorial: Hard truths about Amtrak
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On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 10:12 AM
Maybe it’s time for all Americans — even those who cringe at the trillion-dollar budget deficits of recent years — to admit that there really is no political or popular will to do anything substantial about our runaway spending.
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Opinion: Wise and Dzielak discuss Delta variant
By Robert Wise and David Dzielak, 138 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:54 AM
Robert Wise: David, we got our most hits on the article about the Delta variant. People are concerned. What’s your update?
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Editorial: Delta variant - Heed the warning
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On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:36 AM
We have been warned. Health officials in Mississippi, around the country and even around the world are telling residents in the state the delta variant of COVID-19 is here. It’s more contagious than any strain of the coronavirus this country has experienced to date.
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Elise Winter

Habitat for Humanity mourns death of Elise Winter
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On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:18 AM
Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) is mourning the loss of its founder, former Mississippi First Lady Elise Winter.
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State’s retirement system gets low rankings
By Steve Wilson, 245 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:00 AM
A recently released report by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ranked Mississippi's defined benefit pension system last or near last when it came to issues with its unfunded liabilities.
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