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.
HOLLANDALE — Simmons High School girls basketball coach Bernita Alexander is superstitious. She said she is not ready to make any bold predictions about what her Devilettes can accomplish this season.
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.
Jequann Roberson, the Planters Bank Player of the Week, had a life experience last year that few high school athletes will ever know. Now, he is hoping to use that experience to help him grow as a person and a basketball player.
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.
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.
On a cloudy mild November day in Jackson last Friday, Dillon Johnson and Trey Benson played the last games of their careers for the St. Joseph Catholic School Fighting Irish.
Greenville’s Maude Bryan Park is due for some revitalization and city leaders and community members have begun working to that end.
Mayor Errick Simmons on Tuesday morning was at Maude Bryan Park to discuss improvements soon to be made to the park.
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.
LELAND — Only one week remains until folks can head over to Leland to watch the Deer Creek lights shine as Santa Claus comes to town.
This year’s Christmas on Deer Creek is set to be another two-day event starting the evening of Friday, Nov. 29, with the bulk of festivities continuing Saturday, Nov. 30.
Domestic violence is the motive behind the loss of two lives Tuesday, according the Greenville Police Department investigators.
Robbie Walker-Grossley, 49,was murdered by her husband, Christopher Grossley, 54. After shooting his wife, Christopher Grossley ended his life through suicide.
Emmanuel Baptist Church is hosting their 2nd annual “The Living Supper” Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m.
The event is a drama based on the painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo DaVinci, which is brought to life on stage.
Investigation points toward domestic violence in murder, suicide
Domestic violince appears to be the motive of a husband, 54, shooting his wife, 49, and then turning the gun on himself, according to the Greenville Police Department.
Quality assurance of the 2019 elections is on the minds of Washington County Board of Supervisors and the Election Commission, who have contracted for services to review any errors that may be lurking in the system and address specific concerns.
A 64 year-old black male was shot Saturday night in the 400th block of Sunflower Street, near Doe’s Eat Place, Greenville. Just before 11 p.m. the Greenville Police Department responded to a call in reference to a shot person, whose name is being held pending family notification.
Georgia guard Jordan Harris (2) takes a shot while being defended by Auburn forward Anfernee McLemore (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Athens, Ga. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
A barge cruises past a low-lying park flooded by the swollen Mississippi River on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 in Memphis, Tenn. Located on Memphis' Mud Island, Greenbelt Park (pictured) floods when the Mississippi River reaches high levels. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).
Call it divine intervention, fate or an oddity. A week’s worth of rain in mid July effectively ended the 2019 baseball and softball seasons for kids in Leland Parks and Recreation leagues.
Greenville Christian 49, Canton Academy 7
CANTON — The Greenville Christian School football team won its third-straight football game Friday night in a game Coach Jon Reed McLendon said was perhaps their best game of the season.
Kentucky's Keldon Johnson (3) and PJ Washington try to regain control of the ball near Arkansas' Daniel Gafford (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/James Crisp)