Warfield Point Park has started its cleanup process so folks can soon visit there again.
“We’re getting it ready for us to try to move back in here,” Washington County Buildings and Grounds Director Donald Davis said.
At Thursday’s Greenville City Council special budget session, different community partners came before the council requesting additional funds for their organization.
The council allowed the representatives from the different organizations to explain how much money they are requesting and why.
It may take a crazy person to drive a drag boat, but it’s happening this weekend at the Ferguson on Fire Drag Boat Races.
At 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, drag boat racers will be strapping into the barest sliver of a boat with a big horsepower Mercury outboard on the back and eyes pointed 800 feet down the racetrack.
There’s one more chance for locals to enjoy unlimited rides on Greenville’s lone carousel this week at E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center.
The third, and final, Cocktails at the Carousel events this summer will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday. Entrance to the carousel room at Bass, 323 S. Main St., for the event is free and open to the public.
A&A Pharmacies throughout the Delta have been making some changes to their locations and staff.
New changes and new faces have made their way to the Greenville Public School District.
The district’s new focus and emphasis will be on the 5S Movement, which stands for Safety, Supervision, Scores equals Student Success. The new motto is “It’s A New Day at GPSD.”
Mississippi Action for Community Education (MACE) is getting ready for this year’s Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival.
The 42nd annual blues festival is set for Sept. 21 at the Washington County Convention Center fairgrounds. Gates open at 10 a.m. and the festival starts at noon.
In perhaps less than a month, the section of old Leland Road from Highway 1 to Fish Lake Road, arguably one of the worst sections of paved road in the county, will be repaired.
After rejecting two bids last week for the Hancock Force Main Project, city council members this week started the bidding process again.
City Attorney Andy Alexander and City Engineer Bill Burle, with the council’s approval, decided to move forward and work on a notice to start the rebidding process.
The applicants for the Oct. 7 Primary Election for mayor and council seats for wards 1, 2 and 6 are set.
