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Minnie Pearl Wilder

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Minnie Pearl Wilder

Tue,02/24/26-6:50PM, 420 Reads
Services for Minnie Pearl Wilder of Greenwood will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.
Ms. Wilder, 72, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at Greenwood, Leflore Hospital.
She was a retired secretary who had worked for the Leflore County School District.
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The January students of the month for Delta Streets Academy are, from left, Nehemiah Washington, high school; Mason Martinez, middle school; and Jacob Moreno, elementary school.

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DSA Students of the Month

Mon,02/23/26-12:30AM, 415 Reads
Delta Streets Academy recently honored its January students of the month.
They are:
- Nehemiah Washington, high school
- Mason Martinez, middle school
- Jacob Moreno, elementary school
Photo by Submitted photo

Pillow Academy’s Annie Powers returns a shot during her match Tuesday against Washington School.

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GHS, Pillow netters victorious

By CALVIN STEVENS CALVIN STEVENS - Sports Editor
Sat,02/21/26-2:00AM, 412 Reads
The Greenwood High School tennis team, under the direction of Kamron Daniels, defeated Amanda Elzy 3-1 Thursday at Whittington Park.
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When calves escape, they can move fast

By PEGGY SIMS PEGGY SIMS - Peggy's Ponderings
Sat,02/21/26-2:00AM, 409 Reads
Life here on the Circle S is mostly the same routine and unchanging from day to day as we take care of the big black cows.
We have been operating this cattle farm for over 30 years now, and the main excitement is maybe a bull jumping the fence or new calves being born.
That is, until yesterday.
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