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Larry Hunt
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Thu, 07/02/2020 - 5:03pm
Larry Hunt
MOORHEAD — Graveside services for Larry Dorsey Hunt, 34, of Moorhead, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 3, at Pineridge Memorial Gardens, Moorhead, with the Rev. George Hollands officiating. He died Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday at Byas Funeral Home, Indianola.
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.
Henrene Taylor
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Thu, 07/02/2020 - 5:04pm
Henrene Taylor
ANGUILLA — Funeral arrangements for Henrene Taylor, 53, of Anguilla, are pending with Walker Funeral Home, Rolling Fork. He died Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson.
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Supervisors to remove confederate statue
By JASMINE STEVERSON,
Mon, 06/15/2020 - 1:38pm
On Monday, the Washington County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 to work with the Greenville Historic Preservation committee in the relocation of the Confederate statue on the Washington County Courthouse grounds to another county site at the expense of the county.
Greenville Bypass funded
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Mon, 06/15/2020 - 4:46pm
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Mayor Simmons Announces $71.46 Million Dollars Awarded for the Greenville Bypass Freight Corridor Improvement Project
It is really time for a change
By JON ALVERSON,
Sat, 06/13/2020 - 9:31am
In 2001 the citizens of the State of Mississippi adopted the current flag in a landslide state referendum. While the vote was essentially a referendum to adopt a new flag, it was actually to correct a legislative oversight in the constitution of 1906.
Monument said to contain time capsule
Wed, 06/17/2020 - 4:32pm
The Washington County Board of Supervisors voted this week 4-1 to enter into an agreement for removal of the confederate soldier’s memorial from the lawn of the Washington County Courthouse in the same month it was placed 111 years prior.
Virtual Black Lives Matter protest set to take place Sunday on Facebook Live
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Fri, 06/05/2020 - 5:18pm
A Black Lives Matter protest initially planned for Saturday afternoon will instead take on the form of a virtual protest organized by Laderrius Barksdale scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday on Facebook Live.
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Police: Man found inside manhole appears to be accidental death
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 01/17/2020 - 2:39pm
Local police say the man who was found dead inside a manhole earlier this month appears to be an accidental death.
Eyes on the prize: Irish outlast Trojans to advance to semis
By DAVID W. HEALY,
Fri, 11/08/2019 - 11:02pm
St. Joseph Catholic School senior Trey Benson did not want his high school career to end Friday night, and in the second half he and his teammates made the plays to make sure it continued.
BOS denies motion to reconsider appointment after locals voice concerns at Tuesday’s meeting
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 01/22/2020 - 10:19am
Monday’s Washington County Board of Supervisors meeting brought in a large influx of residents who, in order to be accommodated comfortably, had to join the board in one of the courtrooms instead of the usual supervisors’ chambers.
Hebrew Union Temple to honor history at Hanukkah celebration
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 12/20/2019 - 2:09pm
The Mississippi Delta’s Jewish population may be small, but the heart of their annual Hanukkah celebration is not.
“It’s a festive luncheon,” said Rabbi Debra Kassoff of the Hebrew Union Temple in Greenville. Hanukkah this year starts at sunset Dec. 22 and ends at nightfall Dec. 30.
Greenville police seek public’s help after man found dead in vacant lot
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 06/02/2020 - 4:58pm
Local police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found lying in a vacant lot Tuesday morning.
Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday for a welfare concern call.
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David McGarrh
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Mon, 01/07/2019 - 9:51am
David McGarrh
Greenville – Funeral services for David Delane McGarrh, 61, are 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at Chesterville Baptist Church, Tupelo. He died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center Inpatient Hospice, Tupelo.
Local man dies after early morning shooting
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Thu, 09/12/2019 - 11:22am
A local man has died after being shot several times early this morning.
At 2:36 a.m., officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 1100 block of John Street in reference to shots fired in the area.
Charter School application in process for new Greenville school
By JERI BORST JBORST@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 04/16/2019 - 7:13am
An effort to provide an additional education option is underway in Greenville as preparations to apply for a charter school license have been made.
Reggie Whitley has started the process of creating a charter school, Relentless Preparatory Academy, with the Mississippi Department of Education Authorizing Board.
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.
Della Mae “Bessie” McKnight
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Mon, 05/13/2019 - 11:29am
Della Mae “Bessie” McKnight
