Weird

Garden gnomes can add fun, personality

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer

Saturday, November 12th, 2011, 2:20pm

By Gary R. Bachman

MSU Horticulturist
Coastal Research & Extension Center

We’ve all seen garden gnomes in other people’s yards -- the creatures of woodland legend that represent the spirit of the earth. Maybe it’s time you put one in your own garden.

Gnome is a derivation of the Greek word for “earth dweller.” Garden gnomes were first used in German gardens in the mid-1800s.

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Vet Explains Chupacabra Like Animal

Submitted by News Staff

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, 6:00pm

By David Kenney

SIMPSON COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - The mysterious animal killed in Simpson county is creating quite a stir. The property owner who discovered it, suspected it was a Chupacabra, an undocumented animal with origins in Mexico. Truitt Barnard says, "Strangest animal I've ever seen. I've been hunting 50 years."

The animal closely resembles the mysterious Chupacabra, hairless, long snout, and hind legs, but what is it really? We asked Jackson vet Troy Majure about this unusual four legged thing.

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Strange creature killed in Simpson County

Submitted by News Staff

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011, 11:56am

Strange creature killed in Simpson County

SIMPSON COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - A Simpson County man says he’s been hunting for 50 years, but recently killed something that he's never seen before.

“It’s an ugly looking beast,” Truitt Barnard, said. “I know it’s not a coyote. I’ve killed some mangy coyotes too, and I just haven’t seen something quite like it. “

Friend and family believe this could be a Chupacabra, which literally means goat sucker. Chupacabras are a legendary creature suspected of killing livestock and sucking their blood.

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