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Budget? What budget?
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Wed, 08/05/2020 - 1:38pm
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.
Kareisha Johnson
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Tue, 08/04/2020 - 6:10pm
Kareisha Johnson
Eddie Pittman
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Fri, 08/07/2020 - 5:01pm
Eddie Pittman
GREENVILLE — Graveside services for Eddie Pittman, 66, of Greenville, will be at noon Saturday, Aug. 8, at Delta Memorial Gardens, Greenville. He died July 29, 2020, at his home. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Harris Funeral Home, Greenville.
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3 men arrested, charged with attempted murder for July 4 shooting
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 07/29/2020 - 10:51am
Three men have been arrested for a shooting that took place early this month that hospitalized two people.
Man arrested, charged, for kidnapping 2 children
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 12:31pm
After an Amber Alert was issued Friday morning for two missing children, a local man has been arrested and charged with two counts of kidnapping.
Officers with the Greenville Police Department (GPD) first responded to the 2000 block of Alexander Street at 2:17 a.m. for a kidnapping.
BOS set fine for those caught not wearing masks in county
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 07/21/2020 - 1:38pm
A $250 fine for failure to wear a mask or a nose and mouth covering will soon be signed into order, per the Washington County Board of Supervisors.
The order was decided by a vote of 3-2 with BOS president Carl McGee and vice president Lee Gordon voting opposed in the motion made by District 4 Supervisor Mala Brooks.
Man wanted after leading police on car chase
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Thu, 07/30/2020 - 11:49am
Greenville police are still in pursuit of a wanted man who led police on a car chase throughout the city Wednesday afternoon.
Cash is important, we need it
Wed, 07/15/2020 - 11:44am
Almost everywhere you go now, stores and restaurants are displaying signs that read something along the lines of not being able to give change due to a nation-wide coin shortage.
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Temple Baptist Church members issued $500 tickets for parking lot service
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Thu, 04/09/2020 - 4:58pm
The phone rang at the mayor’s office earlier this week and the voice on the line said, “We’re having church on Wednesday, no matter what.”
The caller, according to Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons, claimed to be the pastor of Temple Baptist Church on Reed Road in Greenville.
Mayor places curfew at 10 p.m.
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Tue, 04/07/2020 - 6:59pm
In an effort to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Mayor Simmons and City Council have issued two new executive orders on church services and city wide curfew.
Greenville’s newest hotel, Tru by Hilton, opens its doors Thursday
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 09/24/2019 - 5:53pm
Tru by Hilton, Greenville’s newest lodging attraction, is set to open its doors to guests Thursday evening.
The 84-room hotel that broke ground in July 2018 is a joint partnership formed by the Chawla and Retzer families — Suresh Chawla, Mike Retzer and Michael Retzer.
Man dies while swimming at boat ramp along levee front
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Mon, 05/18/2020 - 4:12pm
A man died while swimming Monday at a boat ramp along the levee front.
Washington County Sheriff Department Assistant Chief Deputy Percy Miles said a 23-year-old black male drowned while swimming at a boat ramp along the levee front at Lake Ferguson.
Parkerson-Downs
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Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:03am
Mr. and Mrs. Angie and Kelly Saxton, of Belzoni, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tori Parkerson, to Jay Downs.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Martha and Jackie Gunter, of Greenville, Jean Pohlman and the late Bob Pohlman, and Frances Saxton and the late Sam Saxton.
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Christavius Taylor
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Wed, 09/25/2019 - 3:36pm
Christavius Taylor
SHELBY — Funeral arrangements for Christavius Taylor, 20, of Shelby, are pending with Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland. He died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at Bolivar Medical Center, Cleveland.
Espinoza-Hunter leads No. 5 Mississippi State over A&M 92-64
Sun, 02/17/2019 - 4:22pm
Mississippi State center Teaira McCowan (15) shoots behind Texas A&M center Ciera Johnson (40) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Mon, 03/04/2019 - 9:52pm
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Hornets defeat Germantown 64-46
By DAVID W. HEALY,
Wed, 01/08/2020 - 11:30am
The Greenville High School boys basketball team got back on the winning track Tuesday night with a 64-46 home victory over Germantown High School.
The victory snapped a four game losing streak by the Hornets and moved them to 1-1 in district play.
Brenda Briscoe
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Sat, 06/13/2020 - 2:34am
Brenda Briscoe
INDIANOLA — Graveside services for Brenda Drain Briscoe, 60, of Indianola, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at Riverside Memorial Gardens, Indianola. She died June 5, 2020. Services are under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Indianola.
