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The participants in the Viking 10k and 5k begin their race in downtown Greenwood.
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Runners take off from the Front Street starting line of the Viking Half Marathon race Saturday while braving windy, 46-degree conditions.
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Aaron Ford of Saltillo was the winner of the Viking Half Marathon Saturday.
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Frank Holiman of Carrollton won the Viking 5k race.
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Aaron Ford, left, crosses the finish line of the Viking Half Marathon on Saturday, while shouting encouragement at Archer Russell, another participant competing in the 10K.

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Cold, rough winds don't deter Viking Half Marathon athletes
By TAYLOR THOMPSON
Sat,03/28/26-1:02PM , 456 Reads 6,102 Statewide
As Aaron Ford neared the finish line of the Viking Half Marathon Saturday morning, his focus was on encouraging other runners.

“Finish strong!” he yelled to Archer Russell, a participant in the 10K race who was just ahead.
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A fire, shown here on Friday, has expanded to over 3,000 acres in Carroll County between Coila and Vaiden.

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Gov. Reeves: Carroll County fire has consumed 3,000 acres, evacuations expanded
Sat,03/28/26-11:46AM , 468 Reads 8,576 Statewide
Updated at 2 p.m. with information from the Mississippi Forestry Commission.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves issued a statement Saturday morning stating that the size of the fire in Carroll County has increased to 3,000 acres and has forced the evacuations along three county roads.
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Residents were evacuated from 10 Carroll County homes Friday because of a fire that covered 2,400 acres.

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Fire forces evacuations
By GERARD EDIC
Fri,03/27/26-5:46PM , 573 Reads 11,147 Statewide
A fire blazing through more than 2,000 acres in Carroll County led to evacuations from 10 homes Friday, a state fire official said Friday afternoon.

Residents of homes on County Roads 163, 218 and 360 were being evacuated, Chris Burnham with the Mississippi Forestry Commission said just before 5 p.m. Friday.
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Attala County Land Tax Sales
Fri,03/27/26-11:58AM , 507 Reads
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, County of Attala, I, Hart Pettit, Tax Collector of Attala County, in said state, will sell on the first Monday of April (April 6, 2026) at 8:30 a.m. and ending ad 4:30 p.m.
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The participants in the Viking 10k and 5k begin their race in downtown Greenwood.

Runners take off from the Front Street starting line of the Viking Half Marathon race Saturday while braving windy, 46-degree conditions.

Aaron Ford of Saltillo was the winner of the Viking Half Marathon Saturday.

Frank Holiman of Carrollton won the Viking 5k race.

Aaron Ford, left, crosses the finish line of the Viking Half Marathon on Saturday, while shouting encouragement at Archer Russell, another participant competing in the 10K.