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Louise Deere
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Wed, 07/29/2020 - 10:06am
Louise Deere
BELZONI — Graveside services for Louise Deere, 73, of Belzoni, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at Little Mount Zion Cemetery, Silver City, with the Rev. Burl Holmes Sr. She died Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Friday, July 31, at Byas Funeral Home, Belzoni.
Michael Ledlow
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Wed, 07/29/2020 - 10:05am
Michael Ledlow
GREENVILLE — Graveside services for Michael Ledlow, 63, of Greenville, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Greenville. He died Friday, July 24, 2020, at his home. Services are under the direction of Harris Funeral Home, Greenville.
Charles Hawkins
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Wed, 07/29/2020 - 10:06am
Charles Hawkins
INDIANOLA — Graveside services for Charles Hawkins, 66, of Indianola, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at Markham Church Cemetery,Inverness, with the Rev. John Woods officiating. He died Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Services are under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Indianola.
Sandifer captures Senior Trustmark Open championship
By DAVID W. HEALY,
Tue, 07/28/2020 - 3:22pm
MADISON — Greenville resident Brother Sandifer had small expectations when he teed it up on the first hole July 17 at the Senior Trustmark Invitational Open at the Reunion Golf Course in Madison, but he stepped off the green on the 18th hole a day later and accepted the championship trophy.
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3 men arrested, charged with attempted murder for July 4 shooting
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 07/29/2020 - 10:51am
Three men have been arrested for a shooting that took place early this month that hospitalized two people.
Man arrested, charged, for kidnapping 2 children
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 12:31pm
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.
6 people shot over Independence Day weekend
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Mon, 07/06/2020 - 4:46pm
The Greenville Police Department is seeking the public’s help to find the people responsible for two shootings that left six people injured over the Fourth of July weekend.
At 4:03 p.m. July 4, officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to King Stop, 207 Highway 1 N., in reference to two shot people.
BOS set fine for those caught not wearing masks in county
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 07/21/2020 - 1:38pm
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.
Greenville City Council enters order requiring face coverings, effective immediately
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Fri, 07/10/2020 - 3:00pm
Today, the Greenville City Council called a special call meeting to discuss the urgency in requiring masks and/or face coverings after a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Washington County reached an increase of over 200 COVID-19 cases within fourteen days.
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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.
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.
Washington County election: no upsets
By STAFF REPORT,
Tue, 08/06/2019 - 11:10pm
In the Washington County Primaries, there were no upsets of sitting elected officials. Incumbent, and unopposed Circuit Clerk Barbara Esters-Parker garnered the highest vote total of 5,066. The largest margin in a contested race went to Sheriff Milton Gaston at 4,488 votes or 83.42%.
Man arrested, charged for Friday night shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured
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Sat, 08/03/2019 - 9:30pm
A man has been charged with murder for a shooting that left one man dead and another in critical condition.
At 11:30 p.m. Friday, officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 300 block of West Alexander Street in reference to two shot people.
Greenville’s newest hotel, Tru by Hilton, opens its doors Thursday
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 09/24/2019 - 5:53pm
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.
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Engagement - Titus - Davis
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Mon, 06/03/2019 - 8:18am
Friends and relatives of Lakwanya Denise Titus and Timothy Lee Davis are invited to their wedding at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Greater Mt. Moriah MB Church, Greenville.
The bride-elect, Lakwanya Titus, is the daughter of Ruth Starkey and granddaughter of the late Gertrude W. Titus and the late Erma Dotson Sanders.
Local teen charged in uncle’s stabbing death
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 2:52pm
A Greenville teenager is behind bars for the stabbing death of his uncle.
At 1:13 p.m. Monday, July 15, officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 1200 block of Belfast Street. Inside the home, officers found the body of a 37-year-old black male, who has been identified as Jermaine Sanders.
Washington County election: no upsets
By STAFF REPORT,
Tue, 08/06/2019 - 11:10pm
In the Washington County Primaries, there were no upsets of sitting elected officials. Incumbent, and unopposed Circuit Clerk Barbara Esters-Parker garnered the highest vote total of 5,066. The largest margin in a contested race went to Sheriff Milton Gaston at 4,488 votes or 83.42%.
Police search for person who shot, killed man
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Wed, 07/24/2019 - 4:49pm
Officers with the Greenville Police Department are searching for the person who shot a man in the face and left him to die.
At 6:21 a.m. this morning, police officers were dispatched to the 800 block of North Theobald Street, where they found a 20-year-old black male with blood on his face.
Woman dies after hit-and-run on Nelson Street
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Thu, 08/01/2019 - 11:17am
A local woman died late Wednesday night after a hit-and-run on Nelson Street.
Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said officers with the Greenville Police Department were dispatched to the 600 block of Nelson Street close to midnight, where they found a black female lying in the road.
