Dec. 28, 1995Tim Johnson, newly-elected state senator for District 19, will keep his post as alderman for the city of Madison.—Beth Allen played a juror in the movie A Time to Kill, based on the John Grisham novel.—The Kosciusko High School class of 1955 recently held its fortieth reunion.—Northland Cable employees donated toys to the Lions Club for distribution in conjunction with the food baskets.—Natchez Trace Parkway Ranger James Stephens will depart with his National Guard Unit to Fort Benning, Georgia, on his way to Bosnia.Dec. 31, 1970Clanton Lindsay of Ethel was the state winner of the FFA Wildlife Conservation Awards.—A backhoe riffing a water line clipped a gas line, knocking out gas service to Ethel for six hours.—John McMahon, age 12 of McAdams, won the $1000 giveaway by downtown merchants.—Elmo Breazeale and Smiley Herring of Kosciusko caught the limit of bass in the Pearl River on Christmas Eve.—Specials at Kroger this week include grapefruit, 12/89 cents; navel oranges, 12/79 cents; corn, 10 ears/ 69 cents; strawberries, 1 qt./69 cents; russet potatoes, 20 lbs./99 cents.
