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Man arrested for stealing from Leland yard
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,LELAND — A Sunflower County resident is behind bars after being arrested by Leland police for stealing from a local resident’s yard.
$1 is still one whole dollar
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,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?
Locals stepping up to make holidays ‘merry and bright’ without The Salvation Army
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The holiday season is upon us and several in the Greenville community are making strides to ensure the upcoming days, as a popular Christmas carol goes, “merry and bright.”

Motorists urged to heed caution as crews replace underdrain pipes
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,An opportunity to rectify one of the several problems, failing underdrain pipes, caused by this year’s flood disaster is underway.
The ongoing project, which consists of replacing storm water under-drain pipes that failed on state route 814, also known as the Broadway Loop, began some weeks ago.
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Lavorne Jones
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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
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — That college-town staple, the banner spray-painted on a bedsheet, is being furled in one Mississippi town.

Mississippi beats Missouri 75-65 to win fourth straight
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
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)
Suspect in killing of 4 hostages during standoff has died
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — A man who shot and killed four people he held hostage in a Mississippi home has died from gunshot wounds he received during the 12-hour standoff, authorities said Sunday.
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US judge orders remap of a Mississippi state Senate district
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that one of Mississippi's 52 state Senate districts violates the Voting Rights Act because it does not give African-American voters an "equal opportunity" to elect a candidate of their choice.

Honeybees finish regular season 27-0
The Honeybees have completed a perfect regular season.
After a 51-47 hard-fought road victory over Holmes County Central on Tuesday, the Greenville High School girls basketball team is now 27-0.
It is the first time a Greenville High School basketball team has ever had an undefeated regular season.
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Maude Williams
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Greenville - Funeral services for Maude Williams, 100, of Drew, are pending with Byas Funeral Home, Ruleville.
She died NSMC, Ruleville and will be buried under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Ruleville.