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Scott Petroleum Corp., a three-state fuel distributor headquartered in Leflore County, has been sold to an Arkansas company. The purchase ends 86 years of the Scott family’s ownership. (By Tim Kalich)

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Scott Petroleum sold to Arkansas company

By Tim Kalich - Editor, 1,563 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 6:06 PM
A longtime Leflore County fuel distributor has been sold.
Scott Petroleum Corp. announced Thursday that it has been purchased by C&S Fuels LLC of Newport, Arkansas.
The sale was completed July 15 for an undisclosed price.
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John Roberson, a Greenwood native who lives in Minnesota, competed on the game show “Jeopardy!” in April. His appearance will be broadcast on Friday.

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Greenwood native to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ this Friday

By DAVID MONROE - City Editor, 1,323 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 2:00 AM
Greenwood native John Roberson estimates that he has been watching “Jeopardy!” since the 1980s and tried to get on the game show for at least 15 years.
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3 people are charged with aggravated assault

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On Fri, 07/23/2021 - 2:00 AM
The Leflore County Sheriff’s Department has charged three people each with three counts of aggravated assault.
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Bernard Grant, left, a 2019 inductee, and Jerry Carter, right, a 2020 inductee, pose at the inaugural Hall of Fame event in 2019.

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Two Hall of Fame classes set for induction next weekend

By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor, 923 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 2:00 AM
Some of the greatest athletes to ever come through Greenwood will be honored by the Future Champions Greenwood-Leflore Hall of Fame next weekend at the Leflore County Civic Center.
After last year’s ceremonies were canceled due to the pandemic, two Hall of Fame classes will be inducted during the three-day event.
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A photo of the 2019 south Delta flooding, courtesy of the Forgotten Backwater Flood Project.

Thompson Talks Yazoo Pumps Project

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On Fri, 07/23/2021 - 3:42 PM
With all of the disagreement in Washington today, there’s one high-dollar project the entire Mississippi delegation seems to be in favor of, and that is the completion of the Yazoo Backwater Pumps project.
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Black Hawk store robbed; tips wanted

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On Thu, 07/22/2021 - 2:00 AM
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public to provide information about a Monday night robbery at the Dollar General in Black Hawk.
The Sheriff’s Department received a call around 9 p.m. Monday in reference to an armed robbery at the store, Sheriff Clint Walker said.
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Sheriff’s K-9 mourned after death from heat

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On Tue, 07/27/2021 - 2:00 AM
The recent heat-related death of a dog that had served in the K-9 unit for the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department was a tragic accident, Sheriff Ricky Banks said.
“Baron” was found dead from heat exhaustion in a patrol vehicle around 5 p.m. last Tuesday after being left there for multiple hours, Banks said.
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A Mississippi historical marker commemorating the civil rights movement in Itta Bena was knocked off its post earlier this month. Shannon Bowden, a mass communications instructor at Mississippi Valley State University who worked on a project to help erect the marker, said she believes the marker was torn down in an act of vandalism.

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Civil rights marker torn down

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer, 588 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 2:00 AM
Five months after it was unveiled, a Mississippi historical marker commemorating the civil rights movement in Itta Bena has been knocked down from its post in what one proponent believes was an act of vandalism.
The marker was erected along the turnoff on Mississippi 7 South by Leflore County High School.
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Frances ‘Bonnie’ Carolyn Lynette Knox Martin

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On Thu, 07/22/2021 - 2:00 AM
Services for Frances “Bonnie” Carolyn Lynette Knox Martin of Greenwood will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Duck Hill Church of God in Christ in Duck Hill.
Mrs. Martin, 51, died Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at University Medical Center in New Orleans.
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Leflore Christian School Principal Keith Davis poses at his desk this week. Leflore Christian, formerly known as North New Summit School, will operate as its own nonprofit moving forward, now out from under the umbrella of New Learning Resources Inc. (By Riley Overend)

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North New Summit has new name, same goals

By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor, 523 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 2:00 AM
After a summer of uncertainty, the former North New Summit School will be back in session this fall under a new name, Leflore Christian School — a saving grace for parents struggling to find special education alternatives in the Greenwood area.
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2 charged with murder in June 16 shooting

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On Thu, 07/08/2021 - 4:28 PM
Two Greenwood men have been charged with murder in a June 16 shooting on Thurman Drive.
Bennie Leahman, 19, 600 3rd Ave. North, and Davontae Leahman, 22, 1500 Alla Court, who are cousins, were charged in the death of 18-year-old Artravius Gillis.
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Man charged with rape

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On Thu, 07/15/2021 - 2:00 AM
A Leflore County man has been charged with the rape of a juvenile.
Billy Joe White, 73, 13019 County Road 124, Schlater, was brought in to the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department at 6:42 p.m. Monday after the Sheriff’s Department received a call about the alleged incident Sunday, according to Sheriff Ricky Banks.
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Scott Petroleum Corp., a three-state fuel distributor headquartered in Leflore County, has been sold to an Arkansas company. The purchase ends 86 years of the Scott family’s ownership. (By Tim Kalich)

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Scott Petroleum sold to Arkansas company

By Tim Kalich - Editor, 1,563 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 6:06 PM
A longtime Leflore County fuel distributor has been sold.
Scott Petroleum Corp. announced Thursday that it has been purchased by C&S Fuels LLC of Newport, Arkansas.
The sale was completed July 15 for an undisclosed price.
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Helen Paul has worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Greenwood for 37 years, but she says she has never experienced issues with the East Washington Street building’s air conditioning like the ones that have persisted for almost three weeks this summer (By Drew Richardson)

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Sweating it out: Post office workers suffering without air conditioning

By DREW RICHARDSON - Staff Writer, 1,534 Reads
Sat, 07/17/2021 - 2:00 AM
With temperatures climbing into the upper 90s, sometimes it can feel impossible to stay cool — especially when you don’t have air conditioning.
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John Roberson, a Greenwood native who lives in Minnesota, competed on the game show “Jeopardy!” in April. His appearance will be broadcast on Friday.

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Greenwood native to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ this Friday

By DAVID MONROE - City Editor, 1,323 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 2:00 AM
Greenwood native John Roberson estimates that he has been watching “Jeopardy!” since the 1980s and tried to get on the game show for at least 15 years.
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The Cancer Center of Greenwood Leflore Hospital is among 42 health systems across the U.S. whose patients' confidential information may have been compromised in an April breach of a software vendor. (By Tim Kalich)

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Greenwood hospital's cancer center caught up in cyberattack

By Tim Kalich - Editor, 1,267 Reads
Mon, 07/19/2021 - 3:46 PM
An unknown number of current and former patients at Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s cancer treatment center may have had their medical history and personal data compromised in a data breach of a technology vendor.
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Man, 23, is shot; suspect sought

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On Wed, 07/21/2021 - 2:00 AM
A 23-year-old Greenwood man who was shot Tuesday afternoon has been airlifted to a hospital.
Meanwhile, Greenwood police are looking for a suspect, believed to be a neighbor of the victim, Police Chief Terrence Craft said Tuesday evening.
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Chambers joins MDCC staff as wide receivers coach

By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor, 1,199 Reads
Fri, 07/16/2021 - 2:00 AM
Booker T. Chambers is reuniting with a former Southwestern Athletic Conference recruiter-turned-rival on the coaching staff at Mississippi Delta Community College this fall.
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Ella Russell

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On Fri, 07/09/2021 - 2:00 AM
Ella Russell passed into her eternal life on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, with her son, Jamey, by her side.
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Authorities: Former Greenwood man shot woman, killed himself

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On Thu, 07/01/2021 - 2:00 AM
A former Greenwood resident died over the weekend in Louisiana from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a violent confrontation with a woman, authorities say.
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Greenwood man charged in Thursday homicide

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer , 10,739 Reads
Fri, 05/28/2021 - 11:56 AM
A 45-year-old Greenwood man has been charged with murder in the Thursday afternoon death of a 40-year-old Montgomery County woman.
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2 charged with murder in June 16 shooting

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On Thu, 07/08/2021 - 4:28 PM
Two Greenwood men have been charged with murder in a June 16 shooting on Thurman Drive.
Bennie Leahman, 19, 600 3rd Ave. North, and Davontae Leahman, 22, 1500 Alla Court, who are cousins, were charged in the death of 18-year-old Artravius Gillis.
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Man charged with murder; shooting victim wasn't the target, police say

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer, 7,085 Reads
Wed, 05/26/2021 - 2:00 AM
A 21-year-old Greenwood man has been charged with murder in the death of a 19-year-old Itta Bena woman who was shot late Thursday, Deputy Police Chief Marvin Hammond said Tuesday.
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A 19-year-old was shot Thursday night while attending a graduation party in Greenwood at the Confederate Memorial Building on Henderson Street. She later died at Greenwood Leflore Hospital early Friday morning. (Photo by Adam Bakst)

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19-year-old dies after shooting at graduation party

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On Fri, 05/21/2021 - 2:27 PM
A 19-year-old has died after being shot while attending a graduation party held Thursday in Greenwood.
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Update: 2 arrested in shooting death of Greenwood toddler

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer , 6,612 Reads
Wed, 05/26/2021 - 5:57 PM
The Leflore County Sheriff’s Department has arrested two Greenwood men in connection with a fatal shooting incident Tuesday night in the Rising Sun community.
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Greenwood police officers search the scene of a shooting incident that occurred Wednesday afternoon on the 1000 block of Broad Street, located just across from Threadgill Elementary School. (Gerard Edic)

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Teenager shot on Broad Street

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer, 6,128 Reads
Wed, 04/07/2021 - 4:15 PM
A male Greenwood teenager was shot several times on Broad Street Wednesday afternoon, just across the street from Threadgill Elementary School.
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A contractor does dirt work on the U.S. 82 bypass site for a new Popeyes restaurant, scheduled to open this summer in Greenwood. (Tim Kalich)

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Popeyes coming this summer to Greenwood

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On Tue, 04/13/2021 - 2:00 AM
Popeyes is coming back to Greenwood.
A new location of the chain fried chicken restaurant will open later this year on U.S. 82 near West Park Avenue.
The owner of the franchise, Skip Russell, said he expects the restaurant to be successful.
“This is a good town, and it will be good for the people,” he said.
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Greenwood toddler killed in shooting

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On Wed, 05/26/2021 - 11:39 AM
A 21-month-old Greenwood toddler died early Wednesday morning from a gunshot wound following a shooting incident Tuesday night in the Rising Sun community.
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A pair of Greenwood police officers wait outside Room 209 at the Regency Inn Thursday. Police officials say a homicide occurred at the motel, but they were being initially guarded with details. (Photo by Andy Lo)

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Police report another homicide, sixth in a week

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On Thu, 05/27/2021 - 8:13 PM
The Greenwood area has experienced its sixth homicide in a week, according to authorities.
The slaying occurred at the Regency Inn Thursday, but Greenwood police were being initially guarded in providing information about the killing.
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An airboat pilots a trio of evacuees Friday from the Glendale subdivision, east of Greenwood. (By Tim Kalich)

Residents evacuated as dam breach swamps Glendale subdivision

By Tim Kalich - Editor, 4,215 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 1:26 PM
Residents of a Leflore County subdivision swamped by water after a dam broke in Carroll County were being evacuated Friday.
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Greenwood man charged in Thursday homicide

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer , 10,739 Reads
Fri, 05/28/2021 - 11:56 AM
A 45-year-old Greenwood man has been charged with murder in the Thursday afternoon death of a 40-year-old Montgomery County woman.
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2 charged with murder in June 16 shooting

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On Thu, 07/08/2021 - 4:28 PM
Two Greenwood men have been charged with murder in a June 16 shooting on Thurman Drive.
Bennie Leahman, 19, 600 3rd Ave. North, and Davontae Leahman, 22, 1500 Alla Court, who are cousins, were charged in the death of 18-year-old Artravius Gillis.
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Man charged with murder; shooting victim wasn't the target, police say

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer, 7,085 Reads
Wed, 05/26/2021 - 2:00 AM
A 21-year-old Greenwood man has been charged with murder in the death of a 19-year-old Itta Bena woman who was shot late Thursday, Deputy Police Chief Marvin Hammond said Tuesday.
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A 19-year-old was shot Thursday night while attending a graduation party in Greenwood at the Confederate Memorial Building on Henderson Street. She later died at Greenwood Leflore Hospital early Friday morning. (Photo by Adam Bakst)

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19-year-old dies after shooting at graduation party

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On Fri, 05/21/2021 - 2:27 PM
A 19-year-old has died after being shot while attending a graduation party held Thursday in Greenwood.
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Update: 2 arrested in shooting death of Greenwood toddler

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer , 6,612 Reads
Wed, 05/26/2021 - 5:57 PM
The Leflore County Sheriff’s Department has arrested two Greenwood men in connection with a fatal shooting incident Tuesday night in the Rising Sun community.
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Greenwood police officers search the scene of a shooting incident that occurred Wednesday afternoon on the 1000 block of Broad Street, located just across from Threadgill Elementary School. (Gerard Edic)

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Teenager shot on Broad Street

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer, 6,128 Reads
Wed, 04/07/2021 - 4:15 PM
A male Greenwood teenager was shot several times on Broad Street Wednesday afternoon, just across the street from Threadgill Elementary School.
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A contractor does dirt work on the U.S. 82 bypass site for a new Popeyes restaurant, scheduled to open this summer in Greenwood. (Tim Kalich)

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Popeyes coming this summer to Greenwood

READ MORE > 5,264 Reads
On Tue, 04/13/2021 - 2:00 AM
Popeyes is coming back to Greenwood.
A new location of the chain fried chicken restaurant will open later this year on U.S. 82 near West Park Avenue.
The owner of the franchise, Skip Russell, said he expects the restaurant to be successful.
“This is a good town, and it will be good for the people,” he said.
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Greenwood toddler killed in shooting

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On Wed, 05/26/2021 - 11:39 AM
A 21-month-old Greenwood toddler died early Wednesday morning from a gunshot wound following a shooting incident Tuesday night in the Rising Sun community.
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A pair of Greenwood police officers wait outside Room 209 at the Regency Inn Thursday. Police officials say a homicide occurred at the motel, but they were being initially guarded with details. (Photo by Andy Lo)

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Police report another homicide, sixth in a week

READ MORE > 4,342 Reads
On Thu, 05/27/2021 - 8:13 PM
The Greenwood area has experienced its sixth homicide in a week, according to authorities.
The slaying occurred at the Regency Inn Thursday, but Greenwood police were being initially guarded in providing information about the killing.
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An airboat pilots a trio of evacuees Friday from the Glendale subdivision, east of Greenwood. (By Tim Kalich)

Residents evacuated as dam breach swamps Glendale subdivision

By Tim Kalich - Editor, 4,215 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 1:26 PM
Residents of a Leflore County subdivision swamped by water after a dam broke in Carroll County were being evacuated Friday.
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