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A heart for youth: Starkville group seeks to reduce violence, offer experiences to young people
By Amelia Plair/Special to The Dispatch • 1 day ago
Brody Rice answers questions from the audience after giving a presentation on a trip he took to the Memphis Zoo this summer. Rice was one of 20 Armstrong Jr. High students who went on the trip free of charge thanks to the leadership of SRO officer Sammy Shumaker and the Starkville Community Action and Advocacy Association. Amelia Plair/Special to The Dispatch
“We need three things: partnership, relationship, and fellowship.”
Brody Rice’s words rang out with the cadence and conviction of an experienced minister at a recent Starkville Community Action and Advocacy meeting. His ready smile and neat khakis topped with a tucked-in shirt and sport coat completed the effect. ....

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