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Chronicles of Yesteryear: The rise, fall of Grenada’s Commercial Hotel
By SUSAN WILLIAMS - Community Columnist
Thu,08/10/23-9:15PM , 204 Reads
(The Commercial Hotel had a short-lived existence in Grenada’s history, as the hotel opened in October 1890 and burned in March 1891. Today’s articles chronicle the brief existence of the Commercial Hotel.)

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Chronicles of Yesteryear: Borden gored by buck on Glenwild Plantation in '32
By SUSAN WILLIAMS - Community Columnist
Thu,08/03/23-11:30PM , 5,079 Reads
(On Thursday, April 9, 2015, Holmes Community College, Grenada Center Librarian, Carla Cooper Ross presented a program in the Corey Forum of HCC, which she had researched on Glenwild Plantation, with Dr. Courtney Borden Cazden guest speaker. Dr. Cazden is the daughter of John Borden and his second wife, Courtney Letts Borden.
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Marriage of Mr. John L. Finley, Miss Dora Scruggs
By SUSAN WILLIAMS - Community Columnist
Thu,06/22/23-10:36PM , 284 Reads
(June has traditionally been a favored month for marriage. Wedding ceremonies have been featured in this column in the past few years during the month of June, although they were not necessarily performed during the month of June. Today’s article, written in typical Victorian language, details the marriage of Dr. and Mrs. S.D.G.
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Public schools close after successful terms, 1891
By SUSAN WILLIAMS - Community Columnist
Thu,05/25/23-10:25PM , 393 Reads
(Before school consolidation in the early twentieth century, each little community in the county had its own school for the education of their children.
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February 25, 2026

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