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3 days ago · The weather chose an inauspicious time Thursday to break its weeks-long dry spell in Greenwood, unleashing rain and gusting winds at the beginning of ArtPlace Mississippi’s Garden Party fundraiser. Above, clockwise from left, Whitney Wise, Randy Moss and Jim and Susan Smith brave the approaching inclement weather outdoors before it sent them ...
Cyclists in town | The Greenwood Commonwealth
Aug 3, 2024 · Cyclists in town. Bikes, Blues & Bayous cyclists gathered on the front porch of the Carl Center while waiting for packet pickup and registration to begin inside on Friday. From the left are Twana Bowman of Zachary, Louisiana, and Eugene Sims of Marrero, Louisiana, with Loretta McDonald of Jackson. McDonald, who rides with Jackson’s Soul City ...
Obituaries | The Greenwood Commonwealth
5 days ago · Thu,08/29/24-1:25AM , 338 Reads. Services for Bertha Carroll of Itta Bena will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Steadfast Church of God in Christ. Ms. Carroll, 76, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at her home. She was a retired housekeeper. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at Century Funeral Home. The Rev. Marlon Parker will officiate at the ...
State | The Greenwood Commonwealth
BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were collecting evidence Sunday at the scene of a commercial bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others. A damaged bus is shown after several people were killed and dozens injured after the commercial bus overturned on ...
Judge tosses lawsuit over absentee ballots - The Greenwood …
Tue,07/30/24-2:00AM, 333 Reads. JACKSON — A judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after it. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. handed down his ruling Sunday, becoming the second federal ...
Wife: Sentence for shooting of man too light
Aug 3, 2024 · Khadarron Foreman. A Winona woman says she still has unanswered questions about why the man convicted of killing her husband almost two years ago was given a sentence she believes was too lenient. Sammie Louis Bryant was shot on Christmas Day 2022 by Khadarron Foreman in McCarley. Bryant was taken to Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital in …
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Politicians: Be true to your own | The Greenwood Commonwealth
Jul 31, 2024 · Politicians: Be true to your own. Recently, the American people have been rather insulted by messaging coming from many of their politicians. On the one hand, we have been told that the economy is really not all that bad, while everyone knows how much more expensive it has been to provide for a family. On the other hand, we are told that the ...
Sheriff: Crime down in county | The Greenwood Commonwealth
Aug 2, 2024 · Leflore County Sheriff James Payne Sr. says crime is down 30% in the county since he took office in January. He spoke at Wednesday’s meeting of the Greenwood Voters League. Payne said some types of crime have increased and others have decreased. He said drive-by shootings are down, thanks to some programs he has implemented in the neighborhoods.