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Good News Brewing Ribbon Cutting
By BETH RILES
Thu,12/29/22-1:00PM , 2,930 Reads
Good News Brewing held its ribbon cutting Tuesday in celebration of its opening and membership in the Marion County Development Partnership. Owners Amanda Stampley and Myranda Miller are amazed at how well the business has done and how it has grown.| Photo by Beth Riles

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Timmy Beach, Bo Barnes, Eric Meitzler and Gary Hill stand in front of a drilling rig at Walker Hill Environmental, Inc. Photo by Beth Riles

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Without clean water, there is no life
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Thu,12/29/22-10:11AM , 3,029 Reads
Gary P. Hill bought into Walker Hill Environmental, Inc. in 1996 because he felt enticed to do his part to clean up the planet. He believed everyone had worked hard to pollute it.
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Wyatt, Amy and Waylon Terrell show their love for each other while grieving for Gentry Terrell. Amy’s boys are her strength and are "fiercely lovable." Inset, Wyatt Terrell holds a picture of his sister, Gentry, during Christmas vacation in Branson, Mo. over the weekend.

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Terrell grieves through helping others
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Wed,12/28/22-3:05PM , 1,976 Reads
On average 45 parents in America are told each day that their child has cancer. Amy Nolan Terrell has become an advocate for those children and parents after experiencing that terrible pain herself prior to the Aug. 3, 2018 death of her daughter, Gentry. This past week was the five-year anniversary of Amy hearing Gentry's diagnosis.
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Second arrest is the charm
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Thu,12/22/22-11:29AM , 8,643 Reads
Carl Lee Peters, 41, of Columbia was arrested twice in the past week during two separate checkpoints carried out by the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
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