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8 candidates vying to take Ward 3 seat
By STAFF REPORT,
Tue, 08/04/2020 - 5:34pm
The names of candidates seeking the open Ward 3 position have been announced.
Eight people have applied for the special election, set for Aug. 24.
The names of candidates include Mark Crawford, Kendrick Chandelle Gear, Vernon Greenlee, Frank Hall Jr., Steven W. Poole II, Johnny Ross, Hope Williams-Brown and Rosetta Williams.
Washington County Election Commission discusses Nov. 3 election with Secretary of State
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 08/04/2020 - 5:49pm
With only 90 days left until Nov. 3, the Washington County Election Commission is gearing up for Election Day and were paid a visit by Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson on Tuesday to talk about all things voting.
Willie Sellers Sr.
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Tue, 08/04/2020 - 6:15pm
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Mavis Johnson
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Wed, 07/15/2020 - 11:39am
Mavis Johnson
GREENVILLE — Funeral arrangements for Mavis Johnson, 54, of Greenville, are pending with Byas Funeral Home, Greenville. She died Wednesday, July 8, 2020.
Passion for gardening
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Tue, 07/28/2020 - 5:27pm
Leland resident Billy Johnson has been gardening nearly his entire life. He first started gardening at the age of 7, under the helpful eye of his grandfather, Billy Condon. Johnson said he believes Leland has some of the most fertile soil in the world and the city once had a large community of gardeners.
Clarence Brown Sr.
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Fri, 07/10/2020 - 4:05pm
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YMCA gymnastics team asking community for help
By DAVID W. HEALY,
Tue, 08/04/2020 - 1:38pm
The gymnastics program at the Hodding Carter Memorial YMCA is in need of financial help, and gymnastics director Missy Coppage is asking members of the community to step forward to help keep it alive.
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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.
DCS presents ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Tue, 11/12/2019 - 12:11pm
Folks are invited to head over to Delta Center Stage for an evening of mystery and laughs for their upcoming production of “Murder on the Orient Express.”
1 man dead after breaking into home, shooting
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Mon, 01/27/2020 - 2:35pm
One man is dead after breaking into a home early this morning and shooting at the three people inside, including a minor.
Greenville Police Department Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant said officers received the call about the shooting at 5 a.m. this morning at a home in the 300 block of Ohio Street.
Police: Man found inside manhole appears to be accidental death
By CATHERINE KIRK CKIRK@DDTONLINE.COM,
Fri, 01/17/2020 - 2:39pm
Local police say the man who was found dead inside a manhole earlier this month appears to be an accidental death.
St. Joseph reaches third straight state championship with thrilling, 20-18, victory over Carroll Academy
By DAVID W. HEALY,
Fri, 11/15/2019 - 11:54pm
St. Joseph Catholic School junior Kaleb Lockett said he and his teammate Dillon Johnson have a special connection, and on Friday night Lockett and Johnson proved it.
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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.
