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Mother, daughter stay at Belmont Plantation in late father’s honor

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 28,279 Reads
On Fri, 11/27/2020 - 11:39 AM

Claire Ducote’s husband was in the final days of his fight against a brain tumor that would eventually claim his life on Oct. 31 when he began researching one last family trip.

He’d sent an email to Camille Collins at Belmont Plantation inquiring about a stay at the antebellum house.

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The percent of the voting age population in Washington County registered to vote is more than 90 percent.

Voter registration in county is high

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 28,894 Reads
On Fri, 11/06/2020 - 03:42 PM

The estimated voting age population of Washington County in September was 34,346 people.

Of those, 32,061 or 93.347% are registered to vote.

While the registration number was high, counting absentee ballots, about 17,000 people voted in the presidential election on Tuesday.

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Voter registration is nearly 90% in Mississippi

High voter registration in state is suspect

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 24,505 Reads
On Fri, 11/06/2020 - 03:04 PM

Almost 90% of the estimated voting age population in Mississippi is registered to vote.

While that sounds like an admirable position, according to Mississippi’s Secretary of State’s office, 90% voter registration is actually a trigger that voter rolls need to be purged.

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Somebody fed Phil, something

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 34,717 Reads
On Wed, 11/04/2020 - 11:00 AM

Phil Rosenthal is a happy, hungry man trying to find the secrets of pasta, pork, chi

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Washington County Election Results

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 34,908 Reads
On Wed, 11/04/2020 - 09:42 AM

The local Washington County election results show a majority of citizens in conteste

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MS River Bridge going through routine inspection

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 13,047 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 04:05 PM

What might be the largest man lift in the United States is parked atop the Jessie Brent Memorial Greenville Bridge over the Mississippi River.

The man lift is there for an inspection that occurs every two years. The inspection is to track changes in the bridge.

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Monuments on Main Street cemetery tours begin Friday

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 16,373 Reads
On Tue, 10/13/2020 - 04:17 PM

This year’s revival of Monuments on Main Street will be this weekend, Oct. 16-18, with cemetery tours starting at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

The last tour each day will also include additional information about the history of the cemetery along with the six performances of characters from Greenville’s history.

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Construction on Federal Courthouse expected to start in spring 2021

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 16,707 Reads
On Tue, 10/13/2020 - 04:13 PM

There will be some form of ceremony in spring of 2021 to mark the beginning of construction of the new federal courthouse in downtown Greenville.

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Let's keep Halloween

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 37,164 Reads
On Sat, 10/10/2020 - 10:21 AM

Greenville’s City Council members have gone too far regarding the attempted cancella

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City of Greenville drops curfew

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, READ MORE > 63,545 Reads
On Thu, 09/24/2020 - 04:12 PM

There is no longer a curfew in the City of Greenville, but there is a new stipulation being placed on establishments choosing to stay open during the late-night hours after 11 p.m.

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