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Amanda Elzy’s Demarcus Brown signed on the dotted line with Coahoma Community College Wednesday on National Signing Day. Pictured are, front from left, Kylah Granderson, girlfriend; Brown, Cynthia Cross, mother; Gloria Glover, grandmother; and Debbie Johnson, grandmother; back row, Aiyetoro Roy, Elzy principal; Marcus Banks, godfather; and Elzy head coach Morris Bush.

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Brown, Cross, Day sign with schools

By CALVIN STEVENS CALVIN STEVENS - Sports Editor
Wed,02/04/26-2:44PM, 2,121 Reads
Amanda Elzy’s Demarcus Brown and Leflore County’s Keveon Cross and Caleb Day were the only three student-athletes from the Greenwood-area schools to sign letters of intent on National Signing Day Wednesday.
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Stewpot Community Services Director of Shelter Services Javonda Stanton, left, checks in people seeking shelter at the Opportunity Center as a winter storm heads to the area, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 in Jackson, Miss. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Jackson shelters likely short of need as ice storm approaches, homeless advocates say

By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,01/29/26-5:12PM, 2,096 Reads 5,828 Statewide
Jackson’s homeless shelters opened additional beds ahead of a potentially devastating ice storm to protect vulnerable residents from the freeze.
But advocates say it would not be enough to serve the city’s entire unhoused population – some of whom will weather the storm outside in tents, tarps and sleeping bags.
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Leflore County unemployment rate drops to 5.1% in December

Sat,01/31/26-2:00AM, 2,062 Reads
Leflore County’s unemployment rate improved to 5.1% last month, according to figures released Tuesday by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
The unemployment rate typically rises in December as schools are closed for the holidays and more people enter the workforce.
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Solon Alexander Scott Jr.: 1937-2025: Accomplished businessman loved to laugh, was proud of family

By TAYLOR THOMPSON TAYLOR THOMPSON - Staff Writer
Sat,02/07/26-2:00AM, 2,025 Reads
Itta Bena native and longtime businessman Solon Scott Jr. always loved to tell a joke.
“And even if you didn’t find the joke funny, you would always laugh because his laugh was so booming and contagious,” said Ashley Scott, his daughter-in-law.
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