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Public Notices for hearings weren't updated -- Here are the corrected Notices

Wed,02/25/26-5:20PM, 160 Reads
4 Notices of Public Hearings that were published in the February 25 printed edition of The Era-Leader were not updated before they were published. The Public Hearings will be held on March 17, not March 2.
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Dedria Shuri Givens, 65

Thu,02/19/26-2:44PM, 151 Reads
MARCH 8, 1960-FEBRUARY 9, 2026
Dedria Shuri Givens made her first and only early departure on February 9, 2026, shocking everyone who knew her.
She was born on March 8, 1960 off Route 3 between Cucumber Crossing and Opossum Holler to Quentin LeMoyne Givens and Dorothea Isabel Givens, better known as "South Central Isabel."
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Rev. Jimmy Oalmann

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Fruit revealed by light

By REV. JIMMY OALMANN REV. JIMMY OALMANN - Richardson Baptist Church
Thu,02/12/26-5:44PM, 150 Reads
Luke 8:16-18
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Angie Varnado Community News

By GWEN PIGOTT GWEN PIGOTT
Thu,02/19/26-3:42PM, 145 Reads
*Hello Everyone! Now that Mardi Gras has come to an end, we are in the season of “Lent” that begins on Ash Wednesday/February 18th . Lent consists of a 40 day period of fasting and prayer that leads up to Easter and ends on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday.
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Chance of Rain: 60%
Max Temp: 76°F
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