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Mackenzie Baker of Sunrise Beach was recently named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. In order to qualify for the dean’s list, a student must acquire at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with a minimum of 12 credit hours in qualifying course work, and

Several area students were recently named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Columbia College in Columbia. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have completed 12 semester hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0-point scale. Making the list were Aimee Weicken

Ella Weicken-Kurtz, 1, sits on Santa’s lap Saturday, Dec. 14 when Santa and Mrs. Claus visited Citizens Bank in Versailles. Santa, played by Lane Brown, was trimmed out in real fur on a classic European St. Nicholas suit. Mrs. Claus was played by Anita Brown. The Browns, of Independence, have relatives in the area and