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After suffering their first loss in 27 games a week ago, the St. Joseph Catholic School football team came out flat in their home game with North Delta School Friday night.

Williams doesn’t let her muscular dystrophy stop her passions in life

To the naked eye, it may appear as if there is nothing pretty about having muscular dystrophy — a genetic muscle disease that over time, causes weakness, decreases mobility and inhibits respiratory

Parishioners celebrate member’s 100th birthday with drive-by parade

One by one, families from the First Presbyterian Church lined up their vehicles to wish Marianne Gannon a Happy 100th birthday on Thursday.

Vernon Greenlee wins Ward 3 seat after special election

Vernon Greenlee doesn’t see himself as a politician and never thought he’d be a member of the Greenville City Council.

Simmons and Leland to reinstate football

Players on the Leland High School and Simmons High School football teams will get a chance to suit up this fall after all.

6 people shot over Independence Day weekend
By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 70941 Reads
On Mon, 07/06/2020 - 05:46 PM
The Greenville Police Department is seeking the public’s help to find the people responsible for two shootings that left six people injured over the Fourth of July weekend.

At 4:03 p.m. July 4, officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to King Stop, 207 Highway 1 N., in reference to two shot people.
GPD officer fired for use of excessive force during arrest
By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 274500 Reads
On Fri, 07/03/2020 - 02:34 PM
An officer with the Greenville Police Department has been fired for using excessive force during an arrest Thursday afternoon.
Proud to be an American: Residents share plans, what Independence Day means
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On Thu, 07/02/2020 - 06:00 PM
The Delta Democrat-Times staff asked people what their Fourth of July plans are this year and what the holiday means to them. This is what they said:

Mark Howell, of Greenville:
Construction of Greenville bypass will take a year or longer to pick back up
By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 1581 Reads
On Thu, 07/02/2020 - 05:55 PM
Work won’t be starting anytime soon on the Anse Dees Highway 82 Greenville Bypass, but it will happen sooner than a normal project of this type.
Who is Anse Dees? A look into the name of Anse Dees Memorial Bypass
By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 1449 Reads
On Thu, 07/02/2020 - 05:54 PM
There are a few reasons every person in Mississippi lives within 30 minutes of a four-lane highway.

One of those reason is a former Greenville resident, Anse Dees.
Keep moving forward
By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 2788 Reads
On Wed, 07/01/2020 - 11:06 AM
This week, the newsroom of the Delta Democrat-Times was given a new home. Before you start calling your friends, yes, we are still very much in business and no, we have not moved away from our building on Broadway Street.
Flag change is good, resistance is not
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On Wed, 07/01/2020 - 11:03 AM
Changing the state flag of Mississippi was not an issue to be taken lightly, and we don’t believe the members of the legislature have done so.

For years, our state was represented by a talisman including a symbol drawing on a time when the citizens of state chose to leave the nation over the issue of slavery.
St. Joe’s annual muffuletta fundraiser set for July 9
By David W. Healy dhealy@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 994 Reads
On Tue, 06/30/2020 - 06:57 PM
St. Joseph Catholic School’s annual muffuletta sale will not be stopped by COVID-19.

The sandwich fundraiser benefitting the school’s athletic department usually takes place in the spring, but this year’s will take place Monday, July 9.
Folks still planning to celebrate Independence Day with a bang
By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 19836 Reads
On Tue, 06/30/2020 - 06:49 PM
Independence Day this year will be quite different from those in the past with social distancing and the need for protective masks becoming the new normal.
GPSD board mulling over plans for reopening school
By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 2433 Reads
On Tue, 06/30/2020 - 06:46 PM
The Greenville Public School District board of trustees is moving forward with the development of a reopening plan for the 2020-2021 academic school year.