Fredrick Shannon
GREENVILLE — Funeral services for Fredrick Shannon, 79, of Greenville, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at St. Matthew AME, with the Rev. Dr. William A. Brown officiating. He died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Burial will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Greenville.
St. Joseph Catholic School head football coach John Baker, the Delta Democrat-Times Football Coach of the Year, led the Fighting Irish to a 13-0 record and their third straight MAIS State Championship this season.
Enthusiastic performers are invited to soon head to Delta Center Stage for the auditions of their next musical production, “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Robert Williams Jr.
GREENVILLE — Funeral arrangements for Robert Williams Jr., 78, of Greenville, are pending with Redmon Funeral Home, Greenville. He died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at Delta Regional Medical Center.
Richard Kent Jr.
LaVern Holloway
PEARL — Funeral arrangements for LaVern Holloway, 60, of Pearl and formerly of Mound Bayou, are pending with T.L. Redmon Funeral Home, Cleveland. She died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Hospice Ministries Inc., Ridgeland.
Jesse James Evans
President Donald Trump's call for a ban on late-term abortions is unlikely to prevail in Congress, but Republican legislators in several states are pushing ahead with their own tough anti-abortion bills that they hope can pass muster with the Supreme Court.
Arcola- Services are pending with T.L. Redmon Funeral Home, of Cleveland, for Nancy Powell, 70, of Arcola.
She died at Delta Regional Medical Center Jan. 23 and will be buried under the direction of T.L. Redmon Funeral Home, Cleveland.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge says he will not dismiss a lawsuit that says one state Senate district in Mississippi provides too little opportunity for an African-American candidate to win.
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.
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.
Investigation points toward domestic violence in murder, suicide
Domestic violince appears to be the motive of a husband, 54, shooting his wife, 49, and then turning the gun on himself, according to the Greenville Police Department.
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.
A 64 year-old black male was shot Saturday night in the 400th block of Sunflower Street, near Doe’s Eat Place, Greenville. Just before 11 p.m. the Greenville Police Department responded to a call in reference to a shot person, whose name is being held pending family notification.
