Ole Miss basketball coach Kermit Davis has always been a difference-maker. On Thursday, June 25, he was among 46 coaches and administrators from Mississippi universities who met with government officials at the state capitol in an attempt to get the state flag changed.
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A gift of home for former homeless mother of one
Thirty-four-year-old Thomasina Williams, who lived out of her car in the past, can count on one hand the number of places that were her own. Through the generosity of one group and thanks to a coronavirus stimulus check, she now has a furnished home for she and her 5-year-old daughter.
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Meet the man who handcuffed the Centennial Olympic Park bomber
Jeff Postell was a rookie cop in his first few months on the job when he captured Eric Rudolph, the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bomber and one of America's Most Wanted. Read his story and his thoughts on the man who has the coldest eyes of any man he's met in his life.
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Hooked on fly fishing
From the first time this writer saw the movie "A River Runs Through It," I've had a fascination with fly fishing. In the summer of 2019 I had the opportunity to cast my first line in the mountains of western South Carolina. I learned not only about fly fishing, but also a little bit about life.
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Provider of fishes
A small government facility hidden deep in a valley of the Upstate South Carolina is responsible for producing some half a million items each year. Let it be known, the trout anglers of South Carolina are very grateful.
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Finding heaven along South Carolina’s Highway 11
Looking for a road trip to experience the colorful palate of nature? Well, a drive down South Carolina's Highway 11 will provide you with plenty of inspiration and memorable moments.
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Getting to know South Carolina’s shark whisperer
The man who does battle with man-eating sharks admits he’s “not a crazy jump-out-of-airplanes kind of guy.” He enjoys playing golf and tennis, but he’s no adrenaline junkie. “I’m pretty boring. I live a pretty simple life,” says Chip Michalove. However, he’s quick to admit he gets more than a little nervous when he enters the ocean and the waves hit against his waist. “I’ve just seen too many of them out there and I can’t relax. If I go chest-high, I’m going to have a coronary,” Michalove says.
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Worth quoting
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Author Greg Iles’ roots are in the Mississippi mud
Mississippi author Greg Iles has written numerous best-sellers and even had one of his novels made into a film. Yet, Iles quickly admits he's yet to write that "one great book." And he is perfectly fine with that.
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Best Feature Photo
This photo was recognized with a first-place award in the 2018 Better Newspaper Contest conducted by the Mississippi Press Association. In the photo, 2-year-old Camden Aderholt, center, and 3-year-olds Harper Powell and Anna Margaret Marley …
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Surreal silence at track for one NASCAR crew member
"It was strange, surreal." Those were the words of Scott Denton, a member of the No. 88 race team, said when asked about NASCAR's return to racing on Sunday, May 17 in Darlington, S.C.
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Korean War soldier returned home 69 years after his death
Note: This story first appeared in the Dec. 1, 2019, issue of The Gaston Gazette newspaper in Gastonia, N.C. By Michael Banks It was a Saturday in December, in a frozen, war-torn land half a …
