Editorials | Delta Democrat-Times

Candidate participation is strong in Ward 3

READ MORE > 17,075 Reads
On Wed, 08/26/2020 - 12:40 PM

We were happy to see the number of candidates vying for the vacant position on Greenville City Council in Ward 3.

READ MORE > 61,893 Reads
On Wed, 08/05/2020 - 02:38 PM

We don’t like it when our government officials spend more than they allot themselves to spend in a year on any budgeted item.

And, as pointed out in a story in this weekend’s newspaper, one line item in the Washington County Board of Supervisors has seen a significant stretch of the budget.

Flag change is good, resistance is not

READ MORE > 1,324 Reads
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.

Follow leaders’ directions

READ MORE > 3,202 Reads
On Tue, 03/31/2020 - 06:21 PM

As we made our way through town doing our job of reporting the news about the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had occasion to keep a mental note of businesses that seemed to operating outside the mandates handed down from the Mayor’s office two Tuesdays ago.

Do you need forgiveness when you have permission?

READ MORE > 50,517 Reads
On Tue, 01/14/2020 - 06:28 PM

We stood on Washington Avenue Saturday afternoon watching large equipment roll through one of the older standing buildings in Greenville.

We knew the coming firestorm on social media would be interesting to watch, but also a bit disheartening.

A few things to be sure of:

Supervisors kick local business out the door

READ MORE > 19,576 Reads
On Tue, 01/07/2020 - 04:11 PM

If Mala Brooks was looking to make a splash in her first meeting as a member of the Washington County Board of Supervisors, she made a big one.

Brooks made motions to remove the sitting county engineer and the county attorney.

Masks not so bad

READ MORE > 12,919 Reads
On Wed, 07/15/2020 - 12:42 PM

Masks, their usage and mandates are a contentious topic.

We’re not sure why.

We can understand why people might not enjoy wearing masks, but the mandate they be worn in public spaces is not one so onerous as to create the vitriolic response it has in some people and places.

First Amendment is still working

READ MORE > 3,030 Reads
On Wed, 04/15/2020 - 11:21 AM

In the last month, we’ve all been exposed to a new vocabulary.

Phrases like "In these trying times," "It is with an abundance of caution," "Self-quarantine" and "Shelter-in-place" have become the most uttered phrases daily.

But what this time has truly become is one of contradictions.

Vote to speak later

READ MORE > 4,213 Reads
On Wed, 01/22/2020 - 09:54 AM

Tuesday’s Washington County Board of Supervisor’s meeting should have impressed upon all the attendants how important voting is.

Those who did not vote must not care

READ MORE > 3,618 Reads
On Tue, 12/10/2019 - 05:55 PM

We found out who actually cares about Greenville on Monday, and, frankly, it’s not that many people.

Only 351 of the 3,675 registered voters in Ward 1 came out to decide what is the single most important race in our community. Only 318 of the 3,421 registered voters in Ward 6 voted Monday.

Subscribe to Editorials