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Flag change is good, resistance is not
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 10:03am
Changing the state flag of Mississippi was not an issue to be taken lightly, and we don’t believe the members of the legislature have done so.
For years, our state was represented by a talisman including a symbol drawing on a time when the citizens of state chose to leave the nation over the issue of slavery.
Gilda Miller
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Tue, 06/30/2020 - 5:42pm
Gilda Miller
VICKSBURG — Gilda Fae McCool Shurden Miller died Thursday, June 25, 2020, at the Merit Health River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg. She was 84.
She was preceded in death by her immediate family, including her parents, two husbands, and her only two children.
Jacqueline Foster
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Thu, 07/02/2020 - 5:05pm
Jacqueline Foster
GREENVILLE — Funeral arrangements for Jacqueline Foster, 58, of Greenville, are pending with Byas Funeral Home, Greenville. She died June 28, 2020.
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City budget makes budget cuts to various departments
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 06/05/2020 - 5:22pm
During their regularly scheduled meeting, the Greenville City Council voted unanimously to add estimated budget cuts of various departments to its furloughs and cost saving measures order.
Thomas Alford
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Tue, 06/09/2020 - 5:48pm
Thomas Alford
GREENVILLE — Graveside services for Thomas Alford, 54, of Greenville, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at Delta Memorial Gardens. He died Saturday, June 6, 2020. Services are under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Greenville.
The kids are back in town for the Future Tour Championship
By DAVID W. HEALY,
Sun, 06/07/2020 - 11:45am
For the 25th year in a row, young golfers from throughout the region will take part in the Future Tour Championship this weekend at the Greenville Golf and Country Club.
Reliving Archie Manning's rocky first high school game playing quarterback
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Thu, 06/18/2020 - 12:38pm
Gil Worth Sr.
Special to the DD-T
The 1965 high school football season was my first year working as a referee rather than a head linemen or a field judge. The officials all met in a meeting room at the high school in Indianola on a hot August afternoon.
GSPD employee tests positive for COVID-19; Em Boyd closed
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 06/23/2020 - 1:46pm
On Tuesday, the Greenville Public School District (GPSD) announced an Em Boyd Elementary School employee tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19).
In light of this information, Em Boyd, 1021 S. Colorado St., will close immediately.
Superintendent Dr. Debra Dace said the district shares its concerns about coronavirus.
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WLSD highlights youngsters’ success
By KELLY BENFORD KBENFORD@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 07/24/2019 - 4:23pm
During Western Line School District’s board meeting on Monday, Superintendent Lawrence Hudson highlighted the success of the district’s students at its two elementary schools, O’Bannon and Riverside.
A divine relocation
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Tue, 11/12/2019 - 12:02pm
Apostle Paul once said, “Get thee behind me.”
The last couple of weeks of Mission Mississippi have been very eventful, to say the least. The most applicable Scripture for this experience comes from 2 Corinthians 4:18.
O’Bannon’s Daric Campbell perseveres from loss of father
By DAVID W. HEALY,
Wed, 07/10/2019 - 10:16am
Four days after his father died, Daric Campbell Jr. sat in the office at O’Bannon High School and waited to meet his new football coach.
Football has always been important to Daric, 16, and these days it is more important than ever.
Lacoste takes people to the ‘next level’ in fitness
By KELLY BENFORD KBENFORD@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 08/09/2019 - 4:55pm
Paul Lacoste Sports has been in Greenville this summer giving people more than the average full-body workout.
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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.
Murder Suicide Rocks Community
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Thu, 05/02/2019 - 10:22am
Domestic violence is the motive behind the loss of two lives Tuesday, according the Greenville Police Department investigators.
Robbie Walker-Grossley, 49,was murdered by her husband, Christopher Grossley, 54. After shooting his wife, Christopher Grossley ended his life through suicide.
Last Supper presented in living portrayal
By KELLY BENFORD KBENFORD@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 04/17/2019 - 8:23am
Emmanuel Baptist Church is hosting their 2nd annual “The Living Supper” Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m.
The event is a drama based on the painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo DaVinci, which is brought to life on stage.
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.
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.
