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Boys & Girls Club hosting 17th annual Back A Youth Banquet
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 12/11/2019 - 12:06pm
“Be great, you are the future.”
These words sound nothing short of inspiring and as though they were taken straight from the pages of some profound author.
These words, though they echo the same sentiments, are simply used to describe the theme of the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County 17th annual Back A Youth Banquet.
Hollandale Christmas Parade will be Saturday
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM ,
Wed, 12/11/2019 - 12:04pm
HOLLANDALE — If they aren’t already, City of Hollandale residents can get even more into the Christmas spirit as the town prepares to hold its annual Hollandale Christmas Parade.
The parade will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 and this year’s theme is “A Magic Kingdom Christmas.”
Explosive GCS Saints run away from Raiders
By DAVID W. HEALY,
Fri, 12/06/2019 - 11:31am
The Greenville Christian School boys basketball may have been missing two key players Thursday night, but this did not stop them from overwhelming visiting Delta Academy as the Saints rolled to a 57-27 victory.
St. Joseph Fighting Irish move to perfect 3-0
By PATRICK ERVIN,
Fri, 12/06/2019 - 10:29am
The St. Joseph Catholic School Lady Irish (3-0) kept their distance over the final three quarters of Thursday night’s high school basketball game to claim a 55-47 victory over the St. Aloyisus Lady Lady Flashes.
St. Al closed to within three points of St. Joe at 33-30 in the opening minutes of the third quarter.
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2 Greenwood residents charged with attempted burglary
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 11/15/2019 - 11:36am
LELAND — Two Greenwood residents were arrested earlier this week for trying to breaking into a Leland storage center.
Monday afternoon, Washington County Sheriff Deputy Adam Auger spotted suspicious activity at 82 Mini Storage and notified the Leland Police Department.
$1 is still one whole dollar
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Mon, 11/25/2019 - 6:39pm
Would you go to a store, open a package of socks and tell the cashier you’re only paying for one pair because that’s all you need?
Would you go to a restaurant, eat half of your meal and tell the server you’re only paying for the portion you ate?
Feeling lucky? State lottery started Monday
By JON ALVERSON JALVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 8:46am
Greenville resident Betty Bracket was leaning over the counter of the Double Quick on Broadway Street scratching the Mississippi Lottery ticket she’d just purchased.
She’d purchased a good handful and so had many other people.
Board of Supervisors talk road repairs, more at monthly meeting
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 12/03/2019 - 5:52pm
From bathroom installation to road repairs, the Washington County Board of Supervisors at Monday’s meeting heard from county and other local officials regarding a range of matters.
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Council Oks settlement, clears way for power plant project
Thu, 02/21/2019 - 7:10pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A utility giant will pay a $5 million penalty in the wake of a scandal over the use of paid, phony supporters for a new $210 million gas fired power plant, but it will also be allowed to go ahead with construction of the plant, the New Orleans City Council unanimously decided Thursday.
Oregon man with medical marijuana gets 12 years in prison
Wed, 02/20/2019 - 3:01am
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — An Oregon man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Mississippi for possessing medical marijuana.
Alabama gets rare win at Memorial Gym, beating Vandy 77-67
Sat, 02/09/2019 - 11:07pm
Alabama guard Riley Norris (1) pulls in a rebound in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Alabama won 77-67. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Weatherspoon's late FT lifts Mississippi State past Georgia
Wed, 02/20/2019 - 9:00pm
Mississippi State forward Abdul Ado (24) blocks a shot from Georgia forward Derek Ogbeide (34) during an NCAA college basketball game in Athens, Ga., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
Tire maker highlights worker training start in Mississippi
Fri, 02/08/2019 - 5:16pm
Darryl Jenkins, second from right, explains the purpose of the Continental Tire Training Center to U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, left, and Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, right, while Continental Tire manufacturing plant manager Michael Egner, second from left, listens, in Clinton, Miss., Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.
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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.
Board members cautioned for interfering
By JERI BORST JBORST@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 06/11/2019 - 4:30pm
MDE reviews GPSD board’s actions
Allegations of Greenville Public School Board members interfering with day-to-day operations of the school district were reviewed by the Mississippi Department of Education and found valid.
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.
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.
