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Mayor hopes for ‘meeting of minds’ with council

By GERARD EDIC AND KEVIN EDWARDS GERARD EDIC AND KEVIN EDWARDS
Sat,07/19/25-2:00AM, 6,939 Reads
Greenwood Mayor Kenderick Cox remains resolved in bolstering public safety after the City Council voted down Tuesday his proposed state of emergency proclamation to address ongoing gun violence and other crime.
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Preparing for ArtPlace Mississippi’s upcoming Beyond the Garden online auction and raffle are board members, from left, Dr. Tamala Boyd Shaw and Lora R. Evans, ArtPlace Executive Director Erin Mulligan, and board members Shelby Gorman, Rachel Goldberg and Gloria White. (By Ruthie Robison)

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Beyond the Garden

By RUTHIE ROBISON RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Sat,11/06/21-2:00AM, 6,936 Reads
ArtPlace Mississippi works to make the arts accessible to all in Leflore County.
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Murder trial delayed; jury pool too small

By KEVIN EDWARDS KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Wed,07/23/25-2:00AM, 6,929 Reads
Leflore County’s jury problems emerged again Monday as another murder trial was postponed because not enough people showed up for jury duty.
James Cason, 23, was scheduled to go on trial on capital murder and conspiracy charges for the shooting death of 15-year-old Johnny Cage in June 2022.
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Man faces charges in shooting

Wed,01/28/26-2:00AM, 6,916 Reads
A 20-year-old Sidon man has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault and drive-by shooting in an incident last week in which a male victim was grazed by a bullet.
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