Featured Story – fife and drums

Published 12:00 am Friday, August 31, 2012

Sharde Thomas (left), granddaughter of the late Otha Turner, leads the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band during the annual Otha Turner Picnic Day held Friday and Saturday in Como. Como Mayor Everette Hill read a proclamation honoring Sharde’s grandfather, declaring August 24 Otha Turner Family Picnic Day. The Panolian photo by Emily Darby Williams