Flames engulf the plantation home on Equen Plantation near Minter City late Friday afternoon. (By Betty Jane Fennell)

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Plantation house fire: Century-old structure burns to the ground

By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sat,01/22/22-2:00AM, 1,875 Reads
A century-old home on Equen Plantation that is a landmark just north of Minter City erupted in flames and burned to the ground within two or three hours late Friday afternoon.
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Lusia Harris-Stewart averaged 25 points a game at Delta State University.

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Former Elzy, DSU, Olympic hoops star Harris-Stewart dies

By KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Tue,01/18/22-10:00PM, 1,502 Reads
Lusia Harris-Stewart, a pioneering member of the first women’s Olympic basketball team and a member of numerous basketball halls of fame, died Tuesday in Greenwood, according to an announcement from her alma mater, Delta State University.
She was 66.
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Ginger Renee Phillips

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Ginger Renee Phillips

Tue,01/18/22-2:00AM, 1,210 Reads
Memorial services for Ginger Renee Phillips will be held at a later date. The family will have a private viewing.
Ms. Phillips, 46, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at her residence in Greenwood.
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Tim Kalich

Deceit only bought some time

By TIM KALICH - Editor
Sat,01/22/22-2:00AM, 1,045 Reads
It’s a mess. That’s about the only way to describe the ongoing unraveling of Express Grain Terminals and those caught up in what is looking like its certain demise.
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Jamari Granderson

Degray Leach

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Man found dead; two charged with murder

Mon,01/03/22-2:02PM, 9,797 Reads
Two men have been charged with murder in the death of a man in Sidon on Thursday evening.
Leflore County deputies responded to calls of shots fired shortly after 11 p.m. at Country Manor Apartments.
John Trevea Brown, 24, 204 Smith Alley, Sidon, was found dead at the scene.
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Two more charged with murder in death of Sidon man

Thu,01/06/22-12:14PM, 3,060 Reads
Two additional men were arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the death of a man in Sidon on Dec. 30.
The Leflore County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jakeldris Damond Hunt, 19, and Kadeaderick Hunt, 21, 100 Ware St., Sidon. The two men are brothers.
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Jamari Granderson

Degray Leach

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2 suspects in killing are denied bond

Wed,01/05/22-2:00AM, 3,054 Reads
Bond has been denied for two men accused of killing a man in Sidon on Thursday evening.
Jamari Granderson, 18, of Greenwood and Degray Leach, 22, of Sidon were being held at the Leflore County Jail Tuesday.
Both have been charged with murder in the death of John Trevea Brown, 24, of Sidon at Country Manor Apartments.
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Neno Brown

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Sidon man faces drug, weapon charges

Tue,01/04/22-2:00AM, 3,020 Reads
A Sidon man arrested Friday in Carroll County has been charged with drug and firearm possession, according to a release from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department.
Neno Levius Brown, 29, was pulled over during a traffic stop near the intersection of U.S. 82 and Mississippi 35.
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AP

MS Lottery

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,08/27/21-10:08PM, 32,376 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ These Mississippi lotteries were drawn Friday:
Cash 3
1-2-2
(one, two, two)
Mega Millions
01-10-44-47-56, Mega Ball: 23, Megaplier: 3
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Sean Massey

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Greenwood man charged in Thursday homicide

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Fri,05/28/21-11:56AM, 16,307 Reads
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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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

Tue,04/13/21-2:00AM, 15,586 Reads
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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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

Fri,05/21/21-2:27PM, 13,055 Reads
A 19-year-old has died after being shot while attending a graduation party held Thursday in Greenwood.
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AP

MS Lottery

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,08/27/21-10:08PM, 32,376 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ These Mississippi lotteries were drawn Friday:
Cash 3
1-2-2
(one, two, two)
Mega Millions
01-10-44-47-56, Mega Ball: 23, Megaplier: 3
- Click Here to Read More about MS Lottery
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Sean Massey

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Greenwood man charged in Thursday homicide

By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Fri,05/28/21-11:56AM, 16,307 Reads
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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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

Tue,04/13/21-2:00AM, 15,586 Reads
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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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

Fri,05/21/21-2:27PM, 13,055 Reads
A 19-year-old has died after being shot while attending a graduation party held Thursday in Greenwood.
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Weekend, January 22-23, 2022

Community Poll

How many stars (on a scale of 1 to 4) would you give "Women of the Movement," the ABC TV series about Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley?

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How many stars (on a scale of 1 to 4) would you give &quot;Women of the Movement,&quot; the ABC TV series about Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley?

How many stars (on a scale of 1 to 4) would you give "Women of the Movement," the ABC TV series about Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley?