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Parker Elkins, seen here looking over a putt during Sunday's final round of the Greenwood Invitational, held off a charge by Hattiesburg's Eddie Brescher to claim the 79th edition of the tournament at the Greenwood Country Club. Elkins is a junior-to-be on the men's golf team at Austin Peay University.

Elkins holds off Brescher for Invite win

Parker Elkins held a comfortable five-shot lead through the first 13 holes in Sunday’s final round of the 79th Greenwood . . .

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Follow the speed limit on Natchez Trace Parkway
By FROM PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
Thu,07/09/26-1:26PM , 411 Reads
Natchez Trace Parkway and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration remind drivers that speeding is aggressive driving that endangers everyone on the road.
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Peggy Ponderings
By PEGGY SIMS
Thu,07/09/26-12:21PM , 354 Reads
This has been some of the hottest and blistering days I have experienced in a long time, at least since last July. I seem to forget just how scorching the Mississippi weather can be in the ‘good ole summertime’.
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Letter to the Editor: Thadeusz Kosciuszko
By STANLEY HARTNESS
Thu,07/09/26-12:44PM , 428 Reads
The recent article about our town’s heroic namesake Thadeusz Kosciuszko was certainly timely and enhanced by the photo of our handsome statue. In researching the Polish patriot, I came across the following poignant account: Following Kosciuszko’s death, the undertaker was undressing his body and a white handkerchief fell from his chest area.
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Opinion: America may be messy and flawed, but it also is rock solid
Thu,07/09/26-6:58PM , 503 Reads 5,756 Statewide
We are far from Christmas, but a famous scene in the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life” is worth remembering as America’s 250th birthday settles into the rear view mirror.
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Parker Elkins, seen here looking over a putt during Sunday's final round of the Greenwood Invitational, held off a charge by Hattiesburg's Eddie Brescher to claim the 79th edition of the tournament at the Greenwood Country Club. Elkins is a junior-to-be on the men's golf team at Austin Peay University.

Greenwood Country Club golf pro John Pielemeier, left, presents the winner's trophy to Parker Elkins after he captured the 79th Greenwood Invitational Sunday.

Elkins holds off Brescher for Invite win

Parker Elkins held a comfortable five-shot lead through the first 13 holes in Sunday’s final round of the 79th Greenwood Invitational at the Greenwood Country Club.

Elkins, a junior-to-be on the men’s golf team at Austin Peay University, gave up one shot on No. 14 and still led by four after the par-4 15th hole.

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