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Avis Construction worker killed in work accident

By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 75694 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 05:10 PM

HOLLANDALE — One Avis Construction worker was killed and two others were injured during an accident Tuesday afternoon in Hollandale.

The crew was performing road work on Morgan Street to repair busted pipes beneath the street.

The construction worker, whose name has not been released, was on a backhoe when the incident occurred. While the worker was operating the backhoe, a light pole was knocked down, causing one worker to sustain a fatal blow to the head and another to sustain a back injury.

Cornelius Harris and Tony Phillips

2 men, including 1 felon, arrested after police chase

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 19879 Reads
On Thu, 08/13/2020 - 04:32 PM

Two men, including one convicted felon, are in police custody after what started as a call to assist an injured person led to a police chase.

At about 2 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 1000 block of North Broadway Street in reference to a disturbance.

Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said a local resident called and reported a “suspicious person in the area bleeding.”

That person was identified by police as 28-year-old Tony Phillips, who Merchant said appeared to have “some sort of injury.”

City votes 3-1 to keep current health insurance

By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 27833 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 07:41 PM

During a special session on Monday, the Greenville City Council voted 3 to 1 to continue employee health insurance with United Healthcare with Nick Floyd & Associates serving as administrator.

Every year or two, the City of Greenville puts out an RFP (request for proposal) for health care for all of its employees and this year it will come at a cost of roughly $2.8 million.

Health insurance proposals were received at a July 15 council meeting from Assured Benefits Administrators, iOne Benefits Group, BXS Insurance and Nick Floyd & Associates.

GPSD allocated $3.2M from ESSER for learning tools

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 28788 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 07:55 PM

Families in the Greenville Public School District who do not have the technology needed to participate in home learning will have access to those items as a result of a state grant to local school systems. The Greenville Public School District has recently been allocated $3,231,974 from the State of Mississippi’s Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Once the items purchased with the ESSER funds are received by the school district, a method of distribution will be determined. Those items are not in-hand as of yet.

Hot temps a reminder summer is not over yet

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 18076 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 07:49 PM

School may be back in session for some, but summer is far from over.

Earlier this week, Washington County was under a heat advisory with the head index reaching up to 108 degrees. Today, temperatures have slightly dropped with temperatures reaching a high of 93 degrees and the heat index reaching 102 degrees.

For the rest of the week, temperatures will hover in the lower-to-mid 90s with the head index reaching the upper 90s and lower 100s. Temperatures are expected to climb higher as the weekend approaches with another chance for a heat advisory.

Estella Williams

READ MORE > 18790 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 08:00 PM

Estella Williams

HOLLANDALE — Graveside services for Estella Henley Williams, 92, of Hollandale, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Oaklawn Cemetery on Abide Road, with the Rev. Earnest Williams officiating. She passed away Aug. 8, 2020, at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Bush Funeral Services, Leland.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Rufus Williams Sr.

Richard Lewis III

READ MORE > 18882 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 08:04 PM

Richard Lewis III

GREENVILLE — Graveside services for Richard Barnett Lewis III, 55, of Greenville, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Lakewood Cemetery, with Dr. Samuel Evans officiating. He died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at Delta Regional Medical Center. Services are under the direction of Redmon Funeral Home, Greenville.

Melverie Talbert

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On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 07:57 PM

Melverie Talbert

GREENVILLE — Graveside services for Melverie Faye Talbert, 65, of Greenville, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Lakewood Cemetery, Pickett Street, Greenville, with Pastor Thomas Morris Sr. officiating. She departed this life Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at Delta Regional Medical Center. Services are under the direction of Redmon Funeral Home, Greenville.

Detlev Werbeck

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On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 07:58 PM

Detlev Werbeck

GREENVILLE — Detlev Werbeck, 77, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville. He was born May 15, 1943, in Germany. He worked at Texas Gas Company as a supervisor in Greenville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Gertrude Werbeck.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Bonnie Werbeck, of Greenville; his son, Tommy Jones, of Cabbot, AR; his daughter, Lorrene (John) Morgan, of Colene, TX; his brother, Hart (Helga) Werbeck, of Clarksdale; and six grandchildren.

Grayson Stokes

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On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 08:01 PM

Grayson Stokes

LELAND — Graveside services for Baby Grayson Ford Stokes, of Leland, were held Monday at County Line Cemetery, Glen Allan. He was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. Pastor Jae Smith officiated the service.

Grayson was preceded in passing and welcomed in Heaven by his great-grandfather, Dale Boise Stokes Sr.; great-grandmother, Nan Aiken; and great-aunt, Heather Sullivan.

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3 men arrested, charged with attempted murder for July 4 shooting

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 58118 Reads
On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 10:51 AM

Three men have been arrested for a shooting that took place early this month that hospitalized two people.

At about 4 p.m. July 4, two men were shot at King Stop, 207 Mississippi 1 N. One of the victims, a 26-year-old male, was shot in the leg and the other victim, a 33-year-old male, was shot multiple times in the body area, according to a report by the Greenville Police Department. Both were hospitalized and are now in stable condition.

Man arrested, charged, for kidnapping 2 children

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 57588 Reads
On Fri, 07/17/2020 - 12:31 PM

After an Amber Alert was issued Friday morning for two missing children, a local man has been arrested and charged with two counts of kidnapping.

Officers with the Greenville Police Department (GPD) first responded to the 2000 block of Alexander Street at 2:17 a.m. for a kidnapping.

Police were informed 23-year-old Nikolas Hampton arrived at the home and kicked in the back door. Hampton then took his 1-year-old daughter and 3-year-old stepson. Hampton was already under a protection order involving the children and their mother.

Avis Construction worker killed in work accident

By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 75695 Reads
On Tue, 08/11/2020 - 05:10 PM

HOLLANDALE — One Avis Construction worker was killed and two others were injured during an accident Tuesday afternoon in Hollandale.

The crew was performing road work on Morgan Street to repair busted pipes beneath the street.

BOS set fine for those caught not wearing masks in county

By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 49046 Reads
On Tue, 07/21/2020 - 01:38 PM

A $250 fine for failure to wear a mask or a nose and mouth covering will soon be signed into order, per the Washington County Board of Supervisors.

The order was decided by a vote of 3-2 with BOS president Carl McGee and vice president Lee Gordon voting opposed in the motion made by District 4 Supervisor Mala Brooks.

“We want people to wear masks and I don’t have a problem with people being warned or cautioned,” McGee said. “A lot of people in my district can’t afford to pay a $250 fine.”

Man wanted after leading police on car chase

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 28011 Reads
On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 11:49 AM

Greenville police are still in pursuit of a wanted man who led police on a car chase throughout the city Wednesday afternoon.

At 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers with the Greenville Police Department who were in the area of U.S. 82 and Cedar Street located a Toyota Corolla being driven by 22-year-old Byron Butler, who already had an unrelated warrant for his arrest. He now has an additional warrant for felony fleeing.

Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said officers attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver refused to stop.

Supervisors: Infrastructure dollars make little sense

By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 27375 Reads
On Sat, 08/01/2020 - 10:38 AM

Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of articles concerning the county’s spending on infrastructure and other projects led by IMS Engineers.

Four months and $108,539.12 later, members of the Washington County Board of Supervisors continue to make their positions clear when it comes to spending costs on county infrastructure.

Furloughed city employees set to return

READ MORE > 27269 Reads
On Thu, 07/23/2020 - 12:47 PM

At the Tuesday July 21, City Council meeting, the Greenville City Council ordered that the furloughed city employees are to return to work as of August 1, 2020. The remaining of cost savings methods due to COVID-19 are still in effect:

* Effective immediately, there shall be no more overtime, with limited overtime for police, fire, and public works;

Greenville Renaissance Scholars receives $8K grant from Bayer Fund

READ MORE > 27180 Reads
On Fri, 07/24/2020 - 03:57 PM

Greenville Renaissance Scholars announced today it received a grant for $8,000 from Bayer Fund, which will be used to create and implement a comprehensive STEM program for rising 8th and 9th graders across Washington County.

Cornelius Harris and Tony Phillips

2 men, including 1 felon, arrested after police chase

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 19880 Reads
On Thu, 08/13/2020 - 04:32 PM

Two men, including one convicted felon, are in police custody after what started as a call to assist an injured person led to a police chase.

At about 2 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 1000 block of North Broadway Street in reference to a disturbance.

Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said a local resident called and reported a “suspicious person in the area bleeding.”

That person was identified by police as 28-year-old Tony Phillips, who Merchant said appeared to have “some sort of injury.”

GRS receives Mississippi Art Commission grant

By Submitted article, READ MORE > 21252 Reads
On Tue, 08/04/2020 - 05:51 PM

JACKSON — On Aug. 3, Greenville Renaissance Scholars of Greenville has been awarded a $4,300 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. This grant is a portion of the $1.3 million in grants the Commission will award in 2020-2021 and will be used to host Camp Renaissance 2021. The grants are made possible by continued funding from the Mississippi State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Temple Baptist Church members issued $500 tickets for parking lot service

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 90491 Reads
On Thu, 04/09/2020 - 04:58 PM

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.

The parking lot of the church was full Wednesday night with members of the church who gathered in parked vehicles to listen to Pastor Arthur Scott’s sermon broadcast on a low-power FM frequency radio.

Mayor places curfew at 10 p.m.

READ MORE > 65513 Reads
On Tue, 04/07/2020 - 06:59 PM

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. These two executive orders come after Governor Tate Reeves’ Shelter In Place Order and the Mississippi Department of Health guideline stating, “Because of recent COVID-19 cases specifically linked to church gatherings, it is vital that Mississippians not attend in-person church services at any church or other type of facility. Services, weddings, and funerals are leading to greater COVID-19 transmission.”

Greenville’s newest hotel, Tru by Hilton, opens its doors Thursday

By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 60793 Reads
On Tue, 09/24/2019 - 05:53 PM

Tru by Hilton, Greenville’s newest lodging attraction, is set to open its doors to guests Thursday evening.

The 84-room hotel that broke ground in July 2018 is a joint partnership formed by the Chawla and Retzer families — Suresh Chawla, Mike Retzer and Michael Retzer.

Sarah Ozbun, Greenville’s director of operations and project manager for the hotel, said she and the staff are excited to welcome their first guest.

Man dies while swimming at boat ramp along levee front

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 60962 Reads
On Mon, 05/18/2020 - 04:12 PM

A man died while swimming Monday at a boat ramp along the levee front.

Washington County Sheriff Department Assistant Chief Deputy Percy Miles said a 23-year-old black male drowned while swimming at a boat ramp along the levee front at Lake Ferguson.

“They were out there swimming, jumping off the side at the city boat ramp,” Miles said, noting the man was not swimming alone.

The man’s body was recovered by crews with the Greenville Fire and Rescue and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department along with the Greenville Police Department.

Parkerson-Downs

READ MORE > 60118 Reads
On Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:03 AM

Mr. and Mrs. Angie and Kelly Saxton, of Belzoni, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tori Parkerson, to Jay Downs.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Martha and Jackie Gunter, of Greenville, Jean Pohlman and the late Bob Pohlman, and Frances Saxton and the late Sam Saxton.

Miss Parkerson is a 2014 graduate of Humphreys Academy in Belzoni. She graduated from Mississippi Delta Community College in 2017 with an associates degree in art.

She is employed as a financial counselor at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville.

Vandals cause $30K in damage to Warfield

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 59794 Reads
On Mon, 08/19/2019 - 05:11 PM

Sometime since Thursday of last week, vandals got on to the property at Warfield Point Park and caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to the electrical system.

“It looks like a clean cut,” Donald Davis, building and grounds director at Warfield Point Park, said. “They looked to be stealing copper.”

Davis told the Washington County Board of Supervisors at their regular Tuesday meeting the damage occurred near the bathrooms.

Thieves destroyed power boxes and cut electrical wires.

GPD officer fired for use of excessive force during arrest

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 59956 Reads
On Fri, 07/03/2020 - 01:34 PM

An officer with the Greenville Police Department has been fired for using excessive force during an arrest Thursday afternoon.

The announcement was made Friday afternoon via Facebook Live from inside the Greenville Police Department. During the announcement, Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons and Greenville Police Chief Delando Wilson spoke on the incident.

At 2:58 p.m. Thursday, Wilson said officers responded to Budget Inn, 700 Mississippi 1 S., for a domestic disturbance where a female was allegedly being assaulted.

City residents to pay for trash pickup starting in October

By Kelly Benford kbenford@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 59394 Reads
On Mon, 08/19/2019 - 05:12 PM

Monday’s Greenville City Council special budget session sparked a voting difference between the council members about charging for trash pickup.

The City of Greenville, compared to other cities throughout the Delta, has never charged to pick up trash in the city, but that’s about to change.

In Cleveland, residents are charged $24 a month and it is included in their water bill. That bill also includes water and sewer, which is determined by usage, and mosquito abatement, which cost $7.

Police investigate human remains found on Christmas Day

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 59032 Reads
On Thu, 12/26/2019 - 05:20 PM

Greenville police are investigating the remains of a human body discovered on Christmas Day.

Officers with the Greenville Police Department got a call from a concerned resident shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday about human remains found in a wooded area in the 700 block of Clay Street. A firearm was also found next to the body.

Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said after the remains were found, the Washington County Coroner was called to transport the body to the Mississippi Crime Lab for an autopsy.

Lee-Mitchell

READ MORE > 58358 Reads
On Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:05 AM

Dr. and Mrs. David H. Lee, of Greenville, Mississippi, announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Ellen Brister Lee, to Kyle P. Mitchell.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Lester Adam Shipley, and the late Mr. Lester Adam Shipley, of Greenwood, Mississippi, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Harrell Lee, of Greenville.

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Temple Baptist Church members issued $500 tickets for parking lot service

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 90492 Reads
On Thu, 04/09/2020 - 04:58 PM

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.

Mayor places curfew at 10 p.m.

READ MORE > 65514 Reads
On Tue, 04/07/2020 - 06:59 PM

Greenville’s newest hotel, Tru by Hilton, opens its doors Thursday

By Jasmine Steverson jsteverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 60794 Reads
On Tue, 09/24/2019 - 05:53 PM

Tru by Hilton, Greenville’s newest lodging attraction, is set to open its doors to guests Thursday evening.

The 84-room hotel that broke ground in July 2018 is a joint partnership formed by the Chawla and Retzer families — Suresh Chawla, Mike Retzer and Michael Retzer.

Sarah Ozbun, Greenville’s director of operations and project manager for the hotel, said she and the staff are excited to welcome their first guest.

Man dies while swimming at boat ramp along levee front

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 60963 Reads
On Mon, 05/18/2020 - 04:12 PM

A man died while swimming Monday at a boat ramp along the levee front.

Washington County Sheriff Department Assistant Chief Deputy Percy Miles said a 23-year-old black male drowned while swimming at a boat ramp along the levee front at Lake Ferguson.

“They were out there swimming, jumping off the side at the city boat ramp,” Miles said, noting the man was not swimming alone.

The man’s body was recovered by crews with the Greenville Fire and Rescue and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department along with the Greenville Police Department.

Parkerson-Downs

READ MORE > 60119 Reads
On Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:03 AM

Mr. and Mrs. Angie and Kelly Saxton, of Belzoni, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tori Parkerson, to Jay Downs.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Martha and Jackie Gunter, of Greenville, Jean Pohlman and the late Bob Pohlman, and Frances Saxton and the late Sam Saxton.

Miss Parkerson is a 2014 graduate of Humphreys Academy in Belzoni. She graduated from Mississippi Delta Community College in 2017 with an associates degree in art.

She is employed as a financial counselor at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville.

Vandals cause $30K in damage to Warfield

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 59795 Reads
On Mon, 08/19/2019 - 05:11 PM

Sometime since Thursday of last week, vandals got on to the property at Warfield Point Park and caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to the electrical system.

“It looks like a clean cut,” Donald Davis, building and grounds director at Warfield Point Park, said. “They looked to be stealing copper.”

Davis told the Washington County Board of Supervisors at their regular Tuesday meeting the damage occurred near the bathrooms.

Thieves destroyed power boxes and cut electrical wires.

GPD officer fired for use of excessive force during arrest

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 59957 Reads
On Fri, 07/03/2020 - 01:34 PM

An officer with the Greenville Police Department has been fired for using excessive force during an arrest Thursday afternoon.

At 2:58 p.m. Thursday, Wilson said officers responded to Budget Inn, 700 Mississippi 1 S., for a domestic disturbance where a female was allegedly being assaulted.

City residents to pay for trash pickup starting in October

By Kelly Benford kbenford@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 59395 Reads
On Mon, 08/19/2019 - 05:12 PM

Monday’s Greenville City Council special budget session sparked a voting difference between the council members about charging for trash pickup.

The City of Greenville, compared to other cities throughout the Delta, has never charged to pick up trash in the city, but that’s about to change.

In Cleveland, residents are charged $24 a month and it is included in their water bill. That bill also includes water and sewer, which is determined by usage, and mosquito abatement, which cost $7.

Police investigate human remains found on Christmas Day

By Catherine Kirk ckirk@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 59033 Reads
On Thu, 12/26/2019 - 05:20 PM

Greenville police are investigating the remains of a human body discovered on Christmas Day.

Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said after the remains were found, the Washington County Coroner was called to transport the body to the Mississippi Crime Lab for an autopsy.

Lee-Mitchell

READ MORE > 58359 Reads
On Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:05 AM

Dr. and Mrs. David H. Lee, of Greenville, Mississippi, announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Ellen Brister Lee, to Kyle P. Mitchell.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Lester Adam Shipley, and the late Mr. Lester Adam Shipley, of Greenwood, Mississippi, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Harrell Lee, of Greenville.