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Franklinton Council discusses private company that can aid efficiency of town vehicles

By TONI TAGEANT TONI TAGEANT
Thu,08/21/25-5:46PM, 1,348 Reads
The Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Franklinton met on Tuesday, August 12. Bro. Derek Dantin from Oak Grove Baptist Church offered the invocation and Alderman Seth Descant led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, helps Scottie Scheffler put on the green jacket after winning the 86th Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Masters champ Scheffler returns to work in New Orleans

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,04/20/22-3:56PM, 1,347 Reads
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — One of the perks from winning the Masters is recognition that comes from outside the world of golf. For Scottie Scheffler, that included a letter from fellow Dallas resident and former President George W. Bush.
One problem.
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Caption It! for Apr 25, 2021

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Sun,04/25/21-2:00AM, 1,347 Reads

Comic By: Steve Breen
Smith brothers - left to right, Phillip Harrell, Kenneth Wayne "Wayne," and James Qua "Qua" Smith in their youth. Sons of Samuel Harrell Smith, Jr., and wife Anna Juanita Lytle Smith.

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Mr. Smith goes to Franklinton -- Part 4

By CECILY BATEMAN CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,09/15/22-5:52PM, 1,347 Reads
The story of Samuel "Sam" Harrell Smith, Jr.'s (1911-1993) contribution to the local dairy industry is best relayed in his own words. With paper and pencil, Mr. Sam recorded his own history, and as a by-product that of our area, in "Sam's Story" which he wrote in the late 1970's or early 1980's.
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