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Yvon Mingo and Brenda Johnson are the reason the tarp over the ice skating rink was able to be repaired. | Photos by Beth Riles and Joshua Campbell

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Sewing duo fixes tarp so community can skate

By BETH RILES BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Wed,12/07/22-3:48PM, 10,423 Reads
When disaster strikes in Marion County, this community doesn’t ask questions. It simply rallies together and gets the job done.
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Big dreams lead to festival’s success

By MARK ROGERS MARK ROGERS
Fri,07/13/18-8:57AM, 10,413 Reads
The rain poured down late one night more than a year ago as a bunch of dreamers sat in front of a business on Main Street.
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Sacrifices never forgotten

By MARK ROGERS MARK ROGERS
Thu,11/16/17-12:00AM, 10,398 Reads
Columbia honors its veterans, including Pearl Harbor survivor
This year’s Veterans Picnic had special meaning for William Breland.
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Marion County girl receives heart transplant

By SUSAN AMUNDSON SUSAN AMUNDSON
Thu,08/08/19-12:00AM, 10,388 Reads
For a special Marion County girl, a heartbreak for one family was a miracle for her.
Mackynlee Bedwell received a heart transplant Saturday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson after months of waiting.
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