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Elvridge Hollins Jr.
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Wed, 01/22/2020 - 11:28am
Elvridge Hollins Jr.
GREENVILLE — Funeral arrangements for Elvridge Hollins Jr., 73, of Greenville, are pending with Redmon Funeral Home, Greenville. He died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at his home. There will be a private burial under the direction of Redmon Funeral Home, Greenville.
Lady Cubs overcome lackluster second half for district victory
By PATRICK ERVIN,
Mon, 01/20/2020 - 9:18am
LELAND- Holding off a determined Charleston Lady Tigers team Friday night, the Leland Lady Cubs won 41-33 in a District 2A Region 3 contest.
Larry Taylor
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Wed, 01/22/2020 - 11:29am
Larry Taylor
SHAW — Funeral arrangements for Larry Taylor, 61, of Shaw, are pending with Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland. He died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at Bolivar Medical Center, Cleveland.
Leeon Leaks
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Wed, 01/22/2020 - 11:28am
Leeon Leaks
GUNNISON — Funeral arrangements for Leeon Leaks, 62, of Gunnison, are pending with Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland. He died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, in Horn Lake.
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Recycling bins leaving Greenville this week
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 01/03/2020 - 5:59pm
All of the city’s community recycling bins will soon be rid of due to grant funds for the bins being exhausted.
Kathy Avis of OmniSource/Steel Dynamics Inc., said she anticipates the city’s four bins will be completely removed by Thursday at the latest.
Hollandale resident’s home destroyed in fire this week
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 12/27/2019 - 4:32pm
The home of Hollandale resident Carolyn Gaines and her belongings were completely lost to a fire two days before Christmas.
The woman, who lived in the house with her son, had recently made some renovations to the home before the fire erupted Monday evening.
Riverboats to dock again in Queen City this year
By JON ALVERSON JALVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 01/03/2020 - 5:58pm
The Greenville City front is on the schedule for 48 riverboat stops this year.
Since the boats started arriving for a generally single-day stay since 2015, the number of stops has steadily increased.
MLK parade seeking participants to sign up
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 01/08/2020 - 10:02am
The 100 Black Men of the Mississippi Delta is getting ready to host its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade.
To commemorate and honor the life of Dr. King, the entire community is being asked by the organization to attend the parade in participate in the festivities.
Supervisors kick local business out the door
Tue, 01/07/2020 - 3:11pm
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.
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Suspect in killing of 4 hostages during standoff has died
Sun, 02/17/2019 - 5:55pm
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — A man who shot and killed four people he held hostage in a Mississippi home has died from gunshot wounds he received during the 12-hour standoff, authorities said Sunday.
Tilmon helps Missouri hold off Arkansas 79-78
Tue, 02/12/2019 - 11:38pm
Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson, left, argues a call with a referee during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 79-78.(AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Alabama gets rare win at Memorial Gym, beating Vandy 77-67
Sat, 02/09/2019 - 11:07pm
Alabama guard Dazon Ingram (12) celebrates in the closing seconds of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Alabama won 77-67. With Ingram are Donta Hall (0) and Kira Lewis Jr. (2). (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Mississippi adds Tyrone Nix to staff as linebackers coach
Wed, 02/20/2019 - 4:25pm
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has added Tyrone Nix to its football staff as a linebackers coach.
The school said Wednesday that Nix is returning for his second stint at the school. He was the Rebels' defensive coordinator from 2008-11 under former coach Houston Nutt.
House approves bill to ease some criminal penalties
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 6:20pm
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House members on Thursday overwhelmingly supported a plan to ease some penalties for those accused or convicted of crimes, as its sponsor again acknowledged the bill constitutes "baby steps."
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Commission, County to address concerns before 2019 election
By JERI BORST JBORST@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 04/17/2019 - 8:22am
Quality assurance of the 2019 elections is on the minds of Washington County Board of Supervisors and the Election Commission, who have contracted for services to review any errors that may be lurking in the system and address specific concerns.
Delta Health Alliance, Sesame Street bring awareness to Autism
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 04/17/2019 - 8:24am
April is Autism Awareness Month, and Delta Health Alliance doing its part to bring that awareness to the Mississippi Delta.
Police search for person who shot, killed man
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 07/24/2019 - 4:49pm
Officers with the Greenville Police Department are searching for the person who shot a man in the face and left him to die.
At 6:21 a.m. this morning, police officers were dispatched to the 800 block of North Theobald Street, where they found a 20-year-old black male with blood on his face.
Local teen charged in uncle’s stabbing death
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 2:52pm
A Greenville teenager is behind bars for the stabbing death of his uncle.
At 1:13 p.m. Monday, July 15, officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 1200 block of Belfast Street. Inside the home, officers found the body of a 37-year-old black male, who has been identified as Jermaine Sanders.
Man arrested, charged for Friday night shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured
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Sat, 08/03/2019 - 9:30pm
A man has been charged with murder for a shooting that left one man dead and another in critical condition.
At 11:30 p.m. Friday, officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 300 block of West Alexander Street in reference to two shot people.
