Today's your lucky Day!
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Fri, 12/13/2019 - 9:07am
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Meet Santa at the Mall
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Fri, 12/13/2019 - 4:53pm
Editor’s note: This interview with Santa Claus was arranged with local resident Mike Jones, who has been depicting Santa for more than 40 years. This is his first year at the Greenville Mall.
You better watch out, you better not cry — because Santa Claus is already in town, making his list and checking it twice.
LSD passes $6.9M bond this week with mixed reactions
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 12/13/2019 - 4:54pm
Christmas came early for the Leland School District (LSD) as its second attempt of getting the school bond proposal to pass was successful, this time with an approved amount of $6.9 million.
After the 1,229 machine votes, absentee ballots and affidavits were totaled, there were 775 in favor of the bond and 460 not in favor of it.
Harlow’s hosting job fair Tuesday at WIN Job Center
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 12/13/2019 - 4:54pm
Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa is inviting all those who are interested in starting the new year off with a fresh and exciting career opportunity to its upcoming job fair.
Simmons Jr. to play in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game
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Wed, 12/11/2019 - 10:07am
Greenville High School senior Errick Simmons Jr. has been added to the roster for the 2019 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game. The game kicks off at noon this Saturday in Hattiesburg.
Simmons, the Delta Democrat-Times’ Offensive Player of the Year, was a playmaker all season long for the Greenville High School football team.
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Amos contesting Brooks in general election results
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Sat, 12/07/2019 - 2:41pm
Some of the results from Washington County’s general election held last month may not be official, just yet.
A petition to contest the Nov. 5 election was filed Nov. 25 in the Circuit Court of Washington County by Samuel Begley, attorney for Washington County District 4 Supervisor, Jesse Amos.
Local man dead after being shot Sunday night
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Mon, 12/09/2019 - 11:19am
Greenville police are searching for the person responsible for the shooting death of a local man.
At about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Greenville Police Department were called to the 300 block of North Steele Lane in reference to a shot person.
1 man arrested in connection to shooting child
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 11/26/2019 - 9:48am
A man is behind bars for a shooting that sent a 12-year-old girl to a Jackson hospital, and more arrests are expected to follow.
On Monday, GPD officers arrested 21-year-old Kelvin Lewis in the 500 block of South Broadway Street.
Lewis was arrested in connection to the early Sunday morning shooting on Eighth Street.
Local woman missing for 3 weeks
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 9:49am
The Greenville Police Department is seeking the public’s help to find a local woman who has been missing for about three weeks.
Greenville Police Department Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said 33-year-old Nikesha Wells was reported missing shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Women in Business an inspiring read
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 11/20/2019 - 11:15am
If you haven’t already taken notice, today’s Delta Democrat-Times includes a special edition — Women in Business.
This is a special issue we publish annually to highlight various women in the community who not only excel at their work, but go above and beyond in their day-to-day lives.
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Woman dies after hit-and-run on Nelson Street
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Thu, 08/01/2019 - 11:17am
A local woman died late Wednesday night after a hit-and-run on Nelson Street.
Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 600 block of Nelson Street close to midnight, where they found a black female lying in the road.
Belk - Harris to join in matrimony
Mon, 04/22/2019 - 8:03am
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Adron Belk II of Greenwood announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Merritt Montgomery Belk of Greenwood, to Zachary Ryan Harris of Greenville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harris of Greenville.
Engagement - Titus - Davis
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Mon, 06/03/2019 - 8:18am
Friends and relatives of Lakwanya Denise Titus and Timothy Lee Davis are invited to their wedding at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Greater Mt. Moriah MB Church, Greenville.
The bride-elect, Lakwanya Titus, is the daughter of Ruth Starkey and granddaughter of the late Gertrude W. Titus and the late Erma Dotson Sanders.
Wreck involving 3 vehicles sends 6, including 4 children, to hospital
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 08/21/2019 - 6:46pm
A three-vehicle wreck at one of Greenville’s busiest intersections sent six people, including four children, to the hospital Wednesday afternoon.
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Lavorne Jones
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Wed, 01/30/2019 - 3:54pm
Lavorne Jones
Mound Bayou – Funeral services for Lavorne L. Jones, 72, of Mound Bayou, are 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church, Merigold. She died Jan. 26, 2019, at Bolivar Medical Center, Cleveland. Burial follows in Calvary Cemetery, Renova, under the direction of Redmon Funeral Home, Cleveland.
After vulgarities, college town bans bedsheet banners
Sat, 02/09/2019 - 10:25am
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — That college-town staple, the banner spray-painted on a bedsheet, is being furled in one Mississippi town.
Gun shots take Sykes from family, community
Tue, 06/25/2019 - 10:08am
Gun shots claimed the life of Joe Sykes, 64, of Greenville, Saturday evening in the 400th block of Sunflower Street, near Doe’s Eat Place.
Mississippi beats Missouri 75-65 to win fourth straight
Sat, 02/16/2019 - 5:52pm
Mississippi guard Devontae Shuler (2) is fouled as he goes up between Missouri's Reed Nikko (14) and Xavier Pinson (1) during an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (Bruce Newman/The Oxford Eagle via AP)
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)
