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Bodock Festival moving to September in 2012
By MICHELLE WILLIAMS Pontotoc Progress The 2011 Bodock Festival was a huge success. This year the vendors were lined up and down Main Street rather than being crowded on the square. Festival a...
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Teresa Bolden, who lives in Pontotoc County but has a Belden address, likes to take her Strawberry Cake to co-workers at the North Mississippi Medical Center, where she is a nursing assistant. (Thomas Wells)
COOK OF THE WEEK: Nursing assistant proud to cook like her mother once did
Some women dread the thought of turning into their mothers. For Teresa Bolden, it is an honor.
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COOK OF THE WEEK RECIPES: Teresa Bolden
Teresa Bolden recipes.
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About seven years ago, Eddie Armstrong bought three horses on a whim. Now, Gracie is one of five horses that he keeps at South Wind Stables in Pontotoc. (Deste Lee)
LOCAL FOLKS: Spur-of-the-moment decision leads to championships
Eddie Armstrong’s the kind of guy who says “sweetie,” “honey” and “darling.”
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Recent letters from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation have prompted schools in DeSoto and Monroe counties to enforce polices previously on the books about prohibiting prayer over the public address system before high school football games. (Photo illustration by C. Todd Sherman)
Schools conform to federal ruling against intercom prayers before football games
The issue of praying before football games came up before the first ball was kicked this season.
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Join us on Facebook and Twitter for a chance to win Reba McEntire tickets
Do you want to be at the Reba McEntire and The Band Perry concert Nov. 19? You can win two tickets and go for free by joining us on Facebook, Twitter or both.
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Celebration Village doesn’t come together without a lot of helping hands. Earlier this week, ICC women’s basketball and men’s baseball teams, including Tyler Tipton of Shelbyville, Ky., helped unload the decorations that will transform the Tupelo Furniture Market into a winter wonderland of shopping to support Sanctuary Hospice House. (Thomas Wells)
Celebration Village: It takes a village to celebrate Sanctuary
Holiday market aids Tupelo hospice house.
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Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) is the Oakland A’s general manager, but he’s too superstitious to watch the team’s games in person in “Moneyball.”
‘Moneyball’ goes beyond playing field
“Moneyball” starring Brad Pitt isn’t your regular baseball movie.
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Pontotoc native knits her own fashion
by Sheena Barnett/NEMS Daily Journal
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For Sarah Todd, having a new scarf, sweater, purse or pair of socks is as simple as a few hours of knitting.
Wild-eyed and Holy: John the Baptist
by Galen Holley/NEMS Daily Journal
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John the Baptist, a portrait of courage and commitment.
Cirque du Soleil presents ‘Dralion’ at BancorpSouth Arena
by Sheena Barnett/NEMS Daily Journal
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East meets West. Man and nature become one in the new Cirque du Soleil show “Dralion,” and it’s up to James Santos to make sure it all goes smoothly.
In his footsteps: Remembering my grandad’s time as an orphan
by Galen Holley/NEMS Daily Journal
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Nearly a century ago the only patriarch I’ve ever known was shepherded through the rites of manhood in DeSoto County by men who were not his blood.
Keith Urban brings his world tour to Tupelo
by Sheena Barnett/NEMS Daily Journal
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Country star takes stage in Tupelo Friday at BancorpSouth Arena. First, he took time to talk with the NEMS Daily Journal's Sheena Barnett.
Entrepreneur finds success with restaurant inside convenience store in Plantersville
by Ginna Parsons/NEMS Daily Journal
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Greg Driskill, 47, opened the Country Store and Restaurant in December 2009 and has met with great success.

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M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP)

Madonna performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.


Sun Feb 05 23:35:35 UTC 2012
Travolta, Sandler, more make Super Bowl picks (AP)

FILE - In this June 21, 2011 file photo, actor John Travolta waves to fans as he arrives at the 49th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, east of Paris. The movie star had this prediction when asked for a winner of the battle between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants: “Thirty-seven, 34. Giants.” (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)AP - John Travolta had the Super Bowl score wrong — but his prediction was right.


Sun Feb 05 21:51:44 UTC 2012
Cannon says he is completely healthy after illness (AP)
AP - What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl.
Sun Feb 05 18:19:12 UTC 2012
Madonna Upstaged by Singer's Vulgar Gesture (omg!)
omg! - You wanted provocation at the Super Bowl halftime show? Madonna chickened out, but sidekick M.I.A. was happy to oblige
Mon Feb 06 04:05:56 UTC 2012
M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP)

Madonna performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.


Sun Feb 05 23:35:35 UTC 2012
Travolta, Sandler, more make Super Bowl picks (AP)

FILE - In this June 21, 2011 file photo, actor John Travolta waves to fans as he arrives at the 49th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, east of Paris. The movie star had this prediction when asked for a winner of the battle between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants: “Thirty-seven, 34. Giants.” (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)AP - John Travolta had the Super Bowl score wrong — but his prediction was right.


Sun Feb 05 21:51:44 UTC 2012
Cannon says he is completely healthy after illness (AP)
AP - What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl.
Sun Feb 05 18:19:12 UTC 2012
Madonna Upstaged by Singer's Vulgar Gesture (omg!)
omg! - You wanted provocation at the Super Bowl halftime show? Madonna chickened out, but sidekick M.I.A. was happy to oblige
Mon Feb 06 04:05:56 UTC 2012