City election taking place Monday
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,Greenville City Elections are set to take place Monday with polls opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 7 p.m.
Greenville City Elections are set to take place Monday with polls opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 7 p.m.
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.
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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.
AVON — Simmons High School boys basketball coach Carl Lucas is still trying to understand what type of young team he has, but on Tuesday night his Blue Devils did enough to pull away early and then hold on for a 61-45 road victory against Riverside High School.
Two local youth groups kicked off their Thanksgiving break by giving a noble gesture of their own — their time and service.
Sponsored by the Progressive Art and Civic Club (PACC) Youth Affiliates, the Esquires and Teenettes spent their Monday morning volunteering at Port City Personal Care and Respite Services.
After not being able to open nearly all year, Warfield Point Park officially reopened Saturday.
Warfield Point Park director Donald Davis made the announcement at Monday morning’s Washington County Board of Supervisors meeting.
LELAND — Due to expected rains and possible thunderstorms Saturday, Nov. 30, the Christmas on Deer Creek celebrations have been postponed a day.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors will be meeting at 9 a.m. Monday to hear reports from multiple people, including the Emergency Management Director, County Engineer, Road Manager and Planning Director.
There was an air of valiance on Monday morning about downtown Greenville as a service in recognition of Veterans Day took place in front of the World War II Memorial.
Georgia guard Jordan Harris (2) moves the ball upcourt as Mississippi forward KJ Buffen (14) follows during an NCAA college basketball game in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
Kentucky's PJ Washington, right, shoots under pressure from South Carolina's Chris Silva during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Kentucky won 76-48. (AP Photo/James Crisp)
Riverside High School held a lighting a candle ceremony Friday, Feb. 15 for the first National Honors Society induction at Riverside High School.
Arkansas (14-11, 5-7) vs. Auburn (17-8, 6-6)
Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SEC foes meet as Arkansas faces Auburn. Both teams last saw action on Saturday. Auburn won on the road against Vanderbilt 64-53, while Arkansas came up short in a 77-67 game at home to Mississippi State.
Telling the story of Western Line School District and the ideals which the school system upholds has been deemed important and a new initiative has been set.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — That college-town staple, the banner spray-painted on a bedsheet, is being furled in one Mississippi town.
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)
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)
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.