A good ol' store
By Bob Bowman
      Losing a community institution is like losing a good friend. Such was the case when the Poynor General Store closed last summer in the Henderson County community on U.S. Highway 175. Poynor was laid off by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad when it reached the community in 1901 and was named afte...
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Downey graduates basic training
      Army Pvt. Chase R. Downey has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physi- cal fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, milita...
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