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Brandice Brown-Williams, a Democratic candidate for mayor, speaks to the Greenwood Voters League Wednesday. Brown-Williams will face Kenderick Cox and Lamar Liddell in the April 1 Democratic primary. The winner will face incumbent Mayor Carolyn McAdams in the general election. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Brown-Williams says she’s leading charge for change

By KEVIN EDWARDS KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Fri,03/21/25-2:00AM, 2,336 Reads
Greenwood mayoral hopeful Brandice Brown-Williams says she is “leading the charge for the change we need to see” in the city.
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Sammy Lee Lemon

Wed,08/06/25-2:00AM, 2,327 Reads
Services for Sammy Lee Lemon of Greenwood will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Great Southern Funeral Home.
Mr. Lemon, 71, died Thursday, July 31, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.
He was disabled.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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The Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce held its 109th annual meeting Thursday night at the Andrew McQueen Jr. Civic Center. Here, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, right, presents longtime friend Tommy Gregory Jr. the award for being inducted into the Leflore County Hall of Fame.

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Hall of Famer: Grant writing consultant says honor is ‘special’

By TAYLOR THOMPSON TAYLOR THOMPSON - Staff Writer
Sat,02/14/26-2:00AM, 2,336 Reads
Tommy Gregory Jr., a grant writing consultant who was inducted Thursday into the Leflore County Hall of Fame, says he has always preferred to travel under the radar.
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Crime Report For 6/10-6/11

Thu,06/12/25-2:00AM, 2,322 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
INCIDENTS
On June 9 around 5:13 p.m., a man filed a report at the station. He said he was assaulted by a woman on June 7 and had to go to Greenwood Leflore Hospital for treatment.
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