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    Greenwood Leflore Hospital filed a petition for Chapter 9 bankruptcy on Wednesday afternoon.

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    Greenwood Leflore Hospital files for bankruptcy as it works out deal with UMMC

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    The Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation is acquiring the Whittington Building on West Washington St. in downtown Greenwood. The EDF has secured $3.2 million in funding to revitalize the building.

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    $3.2M secured to revitalize historic building

    By TAYLOR THOMPSON
    Sat,04/18/26-2:00AM , 22 Reads

    A total of $3.2 million in funding has been secured to revitalize a historic building in Greenwood.
    The Whittington Building Revitalization Project plans to turn a historic 20,000-square foot commercial building in downtown Greenwood into a regional economic development hub.

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    Dr. Everett Thomas, an alumnus of Mississippi Valley State University who spoke Thursday at its annual Founder’s Convocation, receives a plaque from Dr. Jerryl Briggs Sr., the university’s president. Thomas donated a total of $50,000 to various organizations associated with MVSU at the convocation.

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    Scott Colom, a district attorney for Mississippi’s 16th Circuit Court District vying for a seat to represent Mississippi on the U.S. Senate, spoke Thursday afternoon to a crowd of people at the Elks Hall in Greenwood.

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    Senate candidate says he focuses on what matters to Mississippians

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    Whenever Scott Colom travels throughout Mississippi while campaigning the U.S. Senate, he asks voters what matters most to them.
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The Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation is acquiring the Whittington Building on West Washington St. in downtown Greenwood. The EDF has secured $3.2 million in funding to revitalize the building.

$3.2M secured to revitalize historic building

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Sat,04/18/26-2:00AM, 62 Reads

A total of $3.2 million in funding has been secured to revitalize a historic building in Greenwood.

The Whittington Building Revitalization Project plans to turn a historic 20,000-square foot commercial building in downtown Greenwood into a regional economic development hub.

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