Photo by Matt Williamson, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Photo by Matt Williamson. Copyright 2025, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. Breast cancer survivor Sheilar Conerly Pickens speaks at an Alcorn State University Extension Services Breast Cancer Awareness program last Saturday in Magnolia.
Sheilar Conerly Pickens had zero symptoms, a clear mammogram and no notion whatsoever that she would be receiving anything but a good doctor’s report when he ordered a biopsy — just to put her mind at ease.