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Coast Guard Cutter Tampa’s (WMEC 902) crew poses for a group photo during a drug offload at U.S. Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida, April 16, 2026. Tampa’s crew offloaded nearly $28.7 million in illicit narcotics interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Reese Hindmarsh)

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Jeremy Keith, left, and Mike Steele are pictured after their performances in the Knockouts round of The Voice on an episode airing March 30. (Photo by Griffin Nagel/NBC)

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Tutwiler native Mike Steele's run on The Voice ends in Knockouts round
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Tutwiler native Mike Steele reached the end of his journey on the NBC series The Voice, his elimination during the Knockouts round of the musical competition having been broadcast on the show on March 30.
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The Charleston property of Mr. and Mrs. Mac Venable, at 201 N. Church St., has been selected by the Charleston Magnolia Garden Club as its “Yard of the Month” award recipient for April. The club designates a Charleston-area lawn for the beautification honor based on recognized criteria, including basic principles of landscape design: unity, balance, contrast and harmony, color, transition, line, proportion and repetition.

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GRENADA — James Cooper “Jimmy” Whitten, age 65, passed away Saturday, April 18, at UMMC in Grenada.

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