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There is no longer a curfew in the City of Greenville, but there is a new stipulation being placed on establishments choosing to stay open during the late-night hours after 11 p.m.

Greenville Public School Board reinstates fall and winter sports

Greenville High School football coach Quintarus McCray called his school board’s decision Tuesday night to reinstate football a mixed blessing.

County votes to keep MPEEBT as insurance provider

The county has opted to remain with its current insurance provider Mississippi Public Entity Employee Benefit Trust (MPEEBT) and part ways with the current reinsurance carrier for its employees per

MDOT, farmers differ on scales

In the middle of the harvest season in the Delta, it’s not unusual to see Mississippi Department of Transportation officers on the side of the road with scales under the wheels of trucks hauling th

Mars Food changing Uncle Ben’s brand to Ben’s Original

The smiling face of Uncle Ben will soon be a memory after the company changes its name to Ben’s Original.

Missing the old stores in town
By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 27403 Reads
On Wed, 08/19/2020 - 09:49 AM
In less than a week, we published an article about a new store coming to Greenville and another one shutting its doors.
While I’m glad to see the new discount store, Roses, open on Highway 82, it saddens me to see Stein Mart saying goodbye.
MS Back the Blue asking residents to ‘Adopt an Officer’ through campaign
By David W. Healy dhealy@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 60799 Reads
On Tue, 08/18/2020 - 07:03 PM
Mississippi Back the Blue is asking local residents to back local officers in blue with their Adopt an Officer campaign.

Mississippi Back the Blue co-founder Debbie Lamberson’s son, P.J., is a deputy for the Washington County Sheriff’s Department.
WCBS lobbyist invoice denied after request made by District 4 Supervisor Brooks
By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 55486 Reads
On Tue, 08/18/2020 - 06:53 PM
The Washington County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a claims docket of $556,992.66 with the exception of an invoice from Hayes Dent Public Strategies in the amount of $4,166.66.

Hayes Dent Public Strategies’ invoice to the county would typically be a part of the county administrator’s report.
Five decades after opening in Greenville, Stein Mart facing end
By Jon Alverson and Catherine Kirk jalverson@ddtonline.com ckirk@ddtonline.com , READ MORE > 53535 Reads
On Tue, 08/18/2020 - 06:45 PM
Sometime between 1905 and 1908, Sam Stein started selling wares in Greenville in a small shop.
County BOS: No smoking in public places
By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 45154 Reads
On Tue, 08/18/2020 - 06:42 PM
Strides are being made to promote a tobacco-free Washington County and the Washington County Board of Supervisors are assisting in that endeavor.
Greenville welcomes Roses as newest discount store
By David W. Healy dhealy@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 139525 Reads
On Fri, 08/14/2020 - 04:43 PM
Wednesday morning, a line of about 20 customers waited outside of Greenville’s new discount store, Roses.

Inside the building, the store’s district manager, Tommy Rush, was giving last minute instructions to the store employees.
BOS paying nearly $100 an hour more for IMS Engineers
By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 57409 Reads
On Fri, 08/14/2020 - 04:31 PM
Editor’s note: This is the second of a series of articles concerning the county’s spending on infrastructure and other projects led by IMS Engineers.

“More bang for your buck” is likely never a bad thing as far as what the average consumer purposes in his or her mind when it comes to spending their dollars.
GPSD allocated $3.2M from ESSER for learning tools
By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 201800 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 08:55 PM
Families in the Greenville Public School District who do not have the technology needed to participate in home learning will have access to those items as a result of a state grant to local school systems.
Hot temps a reminder summer is not over yet
By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 116377 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 08:49 PM
School may be back in session for some, but summer is far from over.

Earlier this week, Washington County was under a heat advisory with the head index reaching up to 108 degrees. Today, temperatures have slightly dropped with temperatures reaching a high of 93 degrees and the heat index reaching 102 degrees.
City votes 3-1 to keep current health insurance
By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 201487 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 08:41 PM
During a special session on Monday, the Greenville City Council voted 3 to 1 to continue employee health insurance with United Healthcare with Nick Floyd & Associates serving as administrator.