Halloween decorations up at our house

Lisa McNeece

Joel, Addi Claire and I got our Halloween decorations put up in the yard one day last week. The two of them manned the ladder while I gave directions on hanging our sheet ghost “Boo.”

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Charleston is like a clean, safe and quieter New Orleans

Lisa McNeece

Joel and I spent a couple of days in Charleston, South Carolina last week at the National Newspaper Association Convention. It was our first trip there, and we really enjoyed it.

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Kudos to Vardaman and their clean-up efforts

Lisa McNeece

Kudos to the town of Vardaman, where they don’t just talk the talk about beautification, they walk the walk.

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Calhoun City’s M.D. Jennings in center of referee controversy

Lisa McNeece

Calhoun City’s M.D. Jennings has become the poster boy for the cause to end the NFL referee strike. Jennings, who plays for the Green Bay Packers, got robbed on a call Monday night.

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Survived colonoscopy week

Lisa McNeece

Last week was colonoscopy week and I survived. I had my first one about five years ago, in my mid-40s due to family history, but it was time for a redo.
Like the time before, I waited a couple of weeks after Celia went, and it worked well this time, too, so I could get food and drink tips.

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Mike and Rhonda visit M.D. in Green Bay; Twitter problems Friday night

Lisa McNeece

CCHS principal Mike Ray and wife Rhonda went to Green Bay this weekend to see the Packers play the 49ers. They went to see his former player, M.D. Jennings, who is on the Packers’ team.

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Samantha the only one to master the “Rip-Stick”

Lisa McNeece

Niece Samantha brought a new toy that mesmerized everyone when she and family visited in Bruce this weekend. We combined a Labor Day visit with my mother’s birthday which was last Wednesday.

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Yellowjackets cause near disaster at Meridian wedding

Lisa McNeece

My husband Joel and I spent the weekend in Meridian at the wedding of Neshoba County Fair friends who are like family. They asked us several months ago to take pictures at their wedding.

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Tedford and Crews walk to college; Mego enters coaching profession; Journal begins 60th year

Lisa McNeece

Grey Tedford and John Michael Crews, both of Bruce, returned to college this fall in an unconventional way– they walked.
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No parking meters in Oxford; Jo Ann makes trip to San Diego; found a winning soup

Lisa McNeece

Oxford news– Parking meters are not being installed around the Oxford square as previously announced. There was simply too much opposition. Oxford officials have now decided the best approach is to strictly enforce the 2-hour parking limit.
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