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Aunt Eller (Heidi Armstrong), center, gives Ali Hakim (Jonathan Thorne) the business as Laurey (Rachel Brand) tries to hold her back. | Marty Morgan/The Appeal

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Entertainment: Sooner state of mind
By MARTY MORGAN - Staff Writer
Tue,09/19/23-4:25PM , 434 Reads
Newton Theatre Company presents Oklahoma

There’s a bright golden haze on the stage of The Roxy Theatre this weekend as the Newton Theatre Company presents their fall musical production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma!’.
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Festival: Sebastopolooza returns to town for 15th year
By MARTY MORGAN - Staff Writer
Tue,09/19/23-4:00PM , 1,005 Reads
The town of Sebastopol will be the place to be this weekend as they host the 15th Annual Sebastopolooza Fall Festival at Bishop Park on Saturday.

According to Mayor Greg McGarrity, the fall festival is a chance to let Sebastopol put its best foot forward in providing a day full of fun, activities and entertainment.
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Grand Opening of Smith Bros. Traditions
By MARTY MORGAN - Staff Writer
Fri,09/15/23-8:00AM , 2,080 Reads
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce recently sponsored a ribbon cutting for Smith Brothers Traditions located on West Broad Street in Decatur.
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Kase Loper, shown here in a recording studio, recently won the Mississippi FFA talent show. The title would have allowed him to perform at the FFA national convention. However, he was told he would have to remove songs he performed at the state competition because they were too religious. | Submitted Photo

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Music: Using his ‘God-given talent’
By MARTY MORGAN - Staff Writer
Wed,09/13/23-4:30PM , 1,544 Reads
Loper turns down chance to sing at FFA convention over set list parameters

Kase Loper Is a talented musician and singer from Decatur. The 18-year-old young man is dedicated to singing Christian music and even has some originals that he’s written.
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