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Law enforcement converge on a suspect’s vehicle after the driver led them on a high-speed chase that covered nearly every major street in Greenwood Friday night. The alleged driver, Jamal Alexander Fondren, was being held Monday at the Leflore County Jail. (By Andy Lo, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Man faces many charges after high-speed chase

Tue,04/01/25-2:00AM, 9,541 Reads
A Carrollton man has racked up numerous charges after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase around Greenwood Friday.
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Rhonda Shenise Givens Boles

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Rhonda Shenise Givens Boles

Tue,10/24/23-2:00AM, 9,533 Reads
Rhonda Shenise Givens Boles, 51, of Greenwood peacefully embraced eternity at her home while surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.
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Jaquavious Swims

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2 cousins arrested for drugs, allegedly stolen firearm

Mon,07/03/23-2:50PM, 9,525 Reads
Two cousins — one from Greenwood and one from Grenada — await multiple charges in Carroll County after deputies found them with drugs and an allegedly stolen firearm, according to a release from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department.
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Mary Johnson

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Johnson promoted to superintendent

By TAYLOR THOMPSON TAYLOR THOMPSON - Staff Writer
Fri,04/04/25-2:00AM, 9,513 Reads
The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board has appointed Mary Johnson as the district’s next superintendent.
Johnson is moving up from her role as curriculum director to the top job, effective immediately. She replaces James Johnson-Waldington.
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