A look back at Linwood Mercantile
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By ROBBY WALDRUP
Herald Correspondent
On the Eastern side of Yazoo County, a few miles off the Vaughan exit on Highway 55, where Blackjack and Vaughan roads intersect, you’ll find…well, not much.
A patch of gravel, a slab of old concrete and some fading memories are about all that’s left of the once thriving Linwood Mercantile Store.
But back in the day, back in the time before there was ever such a place like Wal-Mart, there was Linwood Mercantile. -------for the rest of the story see The Yazoo Herald printed edition or subscribe to the Digital Edition.----------
Dear Editor:
In the 6 April 2013 edition of The Yazoo Herald you published a letter from Cynthia Fuller, "Thanks to (Van) Foster for helping get bridge replaced."
After reading this lettter, I had the impression that the bridge was completed and traffic was moving along normally.
Wrong! Last Sunday I was on my way to homecoming at Providence Baptist Church. I turned north onto old 49 and saw the signs that the bridge was out. I assumed that they hadn't gotten around to removing the signs. I expected to cross Thompson Creek on the new bridge. When I approached the creek the road was barricaded and construction equipment was down in the creek.
Perhaps The Herald can keep us updated as to the progress being made on the new bridge.
Nan Harvey
Jackson, MS
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