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Crime report for 8/19-8/21

Sat,08/23/25-2:00AM, 3,124 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
ARRESTS
Troy Johnson, 22, 203 Madison Ave., possession of marijuana, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, assault on an officer, jailed.
Jarquavious Jones, 17, 2900 Browning Road 520, Apt. 14C, possession of marijuana, carrying a concealed weapon, jailed.
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On behalf of Aerus and the Josh Hubbard Showcase, a $10,000 donation and a truckload of food was donated Wednesday to the Ballas Family Community Kitchen. From left are Jason and Betty Hubbard, franchisees of Aerus; Wes Prather, executive director of the Community Kitchen; and Mississippi State basketball player Josh Hubbard.

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Kitchen gets boost; family donates $10,000, load of food

By TAYLOR THOMPSON TAYLOR THOMPSON - Staff Writer
Sat,10/11/25-2:00AM, 3,115 Reads
Josh Hubbard, a guard on the Mississippi State basketball team, says his parents have always instilled in him the need to give back and taught him that life is bigger than one person.
Together, the family showcased those values, presenting $10,000 and a truckload of food Wednesday afternoon to the Ballas Family Community Kitchen.
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Mississippi retains law firm to monitor prison-health contract after reports of alleged denial of care

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,01/26/26-12:18PM, 3,110 Reads 16,382 Statewide
The Mississippi Department of Corrections quietly entered into an agreement with a powerful law firm last summer to monitor its private medical contractor after Mississippi Today reports of alleged denial of health care in state prisons.
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Ivory “Junior” Weaver prays over his meal at the Ballas Family Community Kitchen on Tuesday. The kitchen served Thanksgiving meals, with the help of plenty of volunteers.

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Kitchen serves many meals for Thanksgiving

By TAYLOR THOMPSON TAYLOR THOMPSON - Staff Writer
Wed,11/26/25-2:00AM, 3,107 Reads
Ivory “Junior” Weaver was one community member to share a Thanksgiving meal Tuesday at the Ballas Family Community Kitchen.
The 64-year-old Greenwood native was born and raised a few blocks from the old Crystal Grill building, where the Community Kitchen now operates.
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