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Chicken barbecue dinner The Graysville and Community Volunteer Fire Department, 38851 State Route 26, Graysville, will hold a chicken barbecue dinner at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The menu includes chicken, baked potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, rolls, desserts and drinks. Public steak fry Beverly American Legion Post 389 will hold a public steak fry from 5-8 p.m. Saturday at the Post Home, 114 Fifth St., Beverly. A meal is $15 and includes steak, a baked potato, salad bar and a roll. Sewer Work on Franklin Street The Water Reclamation Department will be performing work on the 400 ...

God knows you better than you know yourself

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Job, the biblical character who endured more than his share of bad days, felt the same frustration and disappointment that anyone walking in his sandals might feel. Job expressed his feelings strongly in Job 30:26-31 (NIV): “Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness. The churning inside me never stops; days of suffering confront me. I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry for help. I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of owls. My skin grows black and peels; my body burns with fever. My lyre is tuned ...

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Venezuelans take search for the missing into their own hands as earthquake death toll climbs LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans are taking the search for missing loved ones into their own hands in the aftermath of back-to-back earthquakes. Many of them complained Friday that they had not seen state rescue teams despite authorities projecting an image of a robust government response. The devastating 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes that struck late Wednesday killed at least 920 people and left thousands injured. Desperate families across northern Venezuela searched in the ruins of ...

Red, White & Bruised wrestling rings in start to Freedom Festival

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VIENNA – Suplexes, moonsaults, and armbars took center stage as Spencer’s Landing turned into an all out-brawl Thursday evening for the Red, White & Bruised wrestling event, showcasing wrestling legends and the intense athleticism of the independent wrestling circuit at the Friends of ...

Local robotics team gets $2,000 grant from Optimum

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WAVERLY – The Dark Side Robotics Team of Williamstown will receive a $2,000 grant to support its robotics program. Optimum, a local provider of fiber internet, mobile, TV and phone services, recognized the robotics team as the winner of the Community Impact category in the company’s ...