Slayton-Powell plan May 31 ceremony
      Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Wayne Slayton of Jackson announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jenilee, to Daniel Drury (Dru) Powell V, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel (Danny) Drury Powell IV of Leroy. The bride elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Searcy Slayton, Sr. an...
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Jackson-Williams to wed May 10
      Curley and Evelyn Jackson of Gainestown announce the engagement of their daughter, Avis M. Jackson, to Roger Williams, son of Patricia Williams of Rockville and the late Dan Williams. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Jethro and Josephine Rankin of Gainestown and the late Dan and Costella J...
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Leadership Clarke County class graduates
      Leadership Clarke County's Class of 2008 was honored April 3 at graduation ceremonies in the fellowship hall of Grove Hill United Methodist Church. The soon-to-be graduates and their guests were welcomed by Asberry Daffin of Boise, president of Leadership Clarke County.
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Neumann to celebrate 95th birthday
      The family of Oneita Wiggins Neumann will celebrate her 95th birthday Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. until noon at the First United Methodist Churc h , Wesley Hall in Mon- roeville. All friends are invited. No gifts please.
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'Relay for Life' rescheduled
      "Relay For Life" for Grove Hill has been rescheduled for Friday, April 18, at 6 p.m. at the Clarke County Museum. Proceeds of the annual event go to the American Cancer Society. The public is invited. You do not have to be on a team to come.
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Faunsdale Crawfish Festival April 18-19
Good food, music, dancing and a whole lot more
Contributed Report
      Thousands will sit down and pop crawfish tails into their mouths Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19, in the small village of Faunsdale. The art of twisting the heads off and pinching the third band down on the tails is the secret to eating crawfish fast. You can see this contest at 3 p.m. Satur...
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Shriners will be seeking donations in T'ville Saturday
      Local Shriners members will be soliciting donations in front of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Thomasville Saturday, April 19. Shriner John Luff of Grove Hill said Shriners would be there from about 8 a.m. until noon. "We may stay until one o'clock if we are doing good," he joked.
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Much about mulch
Gardening With Dora
Dora Fleming
      If you tour 100 beautiful gardens I'll bet you my grubbing hoe that 99 of them will have heavily mulched plants. The benefits of mulch just go on and on. Mulch suppresses weeds, keeps the soil moist, moderates soil temperature in hot and cold seasons and encourages earthworms. It does all these ...
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