Category: Local Features

Miss Demeanor and The Groove Felons return to scene of the crime – They take the Bowery Stage Saturday, July 29

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Allen Prazak, Shannon Monk, Fred Howard and Rhandy Simmons are Miss Demeanor and the Groove Felons. The popular quartet returns to The Bowery Stage July 29 with their special arrangements of tunes from the Great American Songbook. (Courtesy Photo)

Miss Demeanor and the Groove Felons are making a return engagement to The Bowery Stage Saturday, July 29. The local quartet has earned quite a loyal following since they first played together seven years ago.

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402nd Judge, Court Coordinator settle in – Fletcher says Huston is just the right combination of ‘grace and gunpowder’

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402nd District Judge Jeff Fletcher and Court Coordinator Donna Huston (Photo by Terry Mathews)

When the people of Wood County elected a new district judge last fall, they got a package deal. Continue reading “402nd Judge, Court Coordinator settle in – Fletcher says Huston is just the right combination of ‘grace and gunpowder’” →

Dancin’ in the Streets –The Blandelles return to Monday Night Live June 19

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The Blandelles are (l-r) John Harris, John Knagg, Greg Connelly, Kevin Rainey, Gary Felmet, Evan Yeager and Carl Herod. (Courtesy Photo)

A one-time gig at a 1985 sports banquet turned into a nice side job for five coaches from Bland High School in Merit. Continue reading “Dancin’ in the Streets –The Blandelles return to Monday Night Live June 19” →

Hannah Kirby: ‘Since I was a child, I’ve wanted to become the story.’

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Hannah Kirby will be in concert at Winnsboro Center for the Arts Saturday, June 10. (Courtesy Photo)

Hannah Kirby has always known what she wanted to be – part of a bigger story. At 24, she is well on her way to realizing her dream. Continue reading “Hannah Kirby: ‘Since I was a child, I’ve wanted to become the story.’” →

Long-time educator Phillis Stone retires, begins new adventure in Hewitt

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Phillis Stone

The halls and offices of Winnsboro Independent School District are losing a long-time staff member while the city loses two of its best homegrown assets, as Assistant Superintendent Phillis Brown Stone retires and moves to Hewitt with her husband, Donnie.   Continue reading “Long-time educator Phillis Stone retires, begins new adventure in Hewitt” →

WHS Graduates Making Their Mark – Class of ‘93 Jason Lamin: ‘I decided I’d bet on myself.’

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Winnsboro High School graduate Jason Lamin says his mother, Marylin Skeen Lamin, instilled the idea of global citizenship in him and his younger brother, Jeremy. His parents met while on an agriculture project in the same village in Sierra Leone. Lamin is found and managing partner of Lenox Park, LLC, a New York City-based investment management-related consulting service. He has been a featured speaker at Children’s Aid Society of Harlem, is a member of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Policy and the founder of the Nyawa Funding Group, a non-profit organization with a mission to improve the living standards in Sierra Leone. In May, Lamin, a 1998 graduate of The University of Texas, returned to his alma mater to give the commencement speech at the UT Department of Economics in Liberal Arts. (Courtesy Photo)

NEW YORK – Jason Sahr Lamin is a busy young man. The 1993 Winnsboro High School alum and 1998 University of Texas grad has not only worked in the New York and London offices of Merril Lynch & Co, but also founded his own firm, Lenox Park, LLC, in 2009. Continue reading “WHS Graduates Making Their Mark – Class of ‘93 Jason Lamin: ‘I decided I’d bet on myself.’” →