City election taking place Monday
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Sat, 12/07/2019 - 2:39pm
Greenville City Elections are set to take place Monday with polls opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 7 p.m.
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Local men reflect on fathers’ World War II stories
By JON ALVERSON JALVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Sat, 12/07/2019 - 2:40pm
Dr. Ed Egger and Dr. Bill Schaffarzick have been friends for decades and they have a lot of similarities.
They are the quintessential baby boomers. They are both in the medical profession. Egger is an ophthalmologist and Schaffarzick is a dentist.
They like to hunt and fish. Both can tell a good hunting story.
Greenville’s Michael A. Kelly photographs whitetail deer for Mississippi Sportsman’s License
By DAVID W. HEALY,
Fri, 12/06/2019 - 3:00pm
Greenville resident Michael A. Kelly has spent a good part of the last 40 years taking pictures of Delta wildlife. Kelly floats down the Mississippi River and other local tributaries in his small paddle boat for many of his pictures.
Mariamne Richardson
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Sat, 12/07/2019 - 2:46pm
Mariamne Richardson
Heavy-hearted Kingdom lifts Greenville Christian
By DAVID W. HEALY/ DHEALY@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 12/06/2019 - 2:24pm
Williette Kingdom is still going through the grieving process.
Kingdom, a senior on the Greenville Christian School basketball team, has lost four relatives in the last two months, including her 20-year-old sister Salyssia Brown.
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Rotary District Governor applauds local club for polio eradication efforts
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Fri, 11/15/2019 - 6:39pm
At Thursday’s weekly Greenville Rotary Club Meeting, District Governor for Rotary 6820 Mark Fields delivered a keynote message that encompassed the ruthless efforts toward eliminating the polio virus and expanding the Rotary’s connection to the world.
Amos contesting Brooks in general election results
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Sat, 12/07/2019 - 2:41pm
Some of the results from Washington County’s general election held last month may not be official, just yet.
A petition to contest the Nov. 5 election was filed Nov. 25 in the Circuit Court of Washington County by Samuel Begley, attorney for Washington County District 4 Supervisor, Jesse Amos.
Local man dead after being shot Sunday night
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Mon, 12/09/2019 - 11:19am
Greenville police are searching for the person responsible for the shooting death of a local man.
At about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Greenville Police Department were called to the 300 block of North Steele Lane in reference to a shot person.
1 man arrested in connection to shooting child
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 11/26/2019 - 9:48am
A man is behind bars for a shooting that sent a 12-year-old girl to a Jackson hospital, and more arrests are expected to follow.
On Monday, GPD officers arrested 21-year-old Kelvin Lewis in the 500 block of South Broadway Street.
Lewis was arrested in connection to the early Sunday morning shooting on Eighth Street.
A divine relocation
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Tue, 11/12/2019 - 12:02pm
Apostle Paul once said, “Get thee behind me.”
The last couple of weeks of Mission Mississippi have been very eventful, to say the least. The most applicable Scripture for this experience comes from 2 Corinthians 4:18.
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City residents to pay for trash pickup starting in October
By KELLY BENFORD KBENFORD@DDTONLINE.COM,
Mon, 08/19/2019 - 5:12pm
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.
Confederate emblem remains on Mississippi flag as bills die
Tue, 02/05/2019 - 3:42pm
Two Mississippi state flags wave outside the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., in this Jan. 22, 2019 photograph. Mississippi legislative committees are again killing bills to either remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag or require universities to fly the state banner.
Missouri's Cunningham helps upset No. 5 Mississippi St 75-67
Fri, 02/15/2019 - 8:32am
Missouri forward Cierra Porter, left, hugs guard Sophie Cunningham after the team's 75-67 win over Mississippi State in an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
No. 1 Vols visit No. 5 Kentucky to start demanding stretch
Fri, 02/15/2019 - 3:52pm
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has won a school-record 19 straight games but hasn't faced a Top 25 team in over two months.
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Mon, 01/28/2019 - 2:14pm
Washington School’s Brett Etheridge goes strong to the rim Friday in the Generals victory over Kirk.
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Walter Howard Sr.
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Fri, 04/26/2019 - 10:11am
Walter Howard Sr.
Greenville - Funeral services for Walter Howard Sr., 94, of Greenville, will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Greenville, Saturday April 27 at 10 a.m. Father Tom Mulley will be officiating. Visitation is from 2-5 p.m. at Byas Funeral Home, Greenville and 6-7 p.m. at Rosary.
WCSO deputy shot
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Tue, 04/16/2019 - 7:11am
Suspect apprehended, deputy released from hospital
Eight Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies were serving a warrant Monday at 6 a.m. in Greenville when Deputy Adam Auger, 38, of Leland, was shot in the abdomen after entering the suspects residence.
Greenwood might allow restaurants to sell liquor on Sundays
Sat, 02/23/2019 - 9:06am
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A city in the Mississippi Delta could decide whether to allow restaurants to sell liquor on Sundays.
Missouri's Cunningham helps upset No. 5 Mississippi St 75-67
Fri, 02/15/2019 - 8:32am
Mississippi State coach Vic Schaefer shouts during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Missouri, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Starkville, Miss. Missouri won 75-67. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Tonight: The Trump-Pelosi moment
Thu, 01/31/2019 - 9:00pm
On February 5, President Donald Trump will finally get to deliver his State of the Union address after agreeing to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request to hold off on the speech during the 35-day government shutdown.
