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Greenwood musician Dan Splaingard plays his guitar outside Turnrow Book Co. in 2022. The beloved downtown bookstore, which also featured an art gallery and cafe, is being resurrected almost two years after a devastating fire shut it down. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Return of Turnrow: Contractor estimates work could be completed in about 5 months

By TIM KALICH TIM KALICH - Editor
Sat,03/08/25-2:00AM, 5,734 Reads
Mary Carol Miller was such a regular at Turnrow Book Co. that family and friends knew if they were having trouble finding her, the bookstore in downtown Greenwood would be a wise place to check.
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New youth sports league coming to GLCSD

By JARED CONERLY JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Fri,06/13/25-2:00AM, 5,730 Reads
Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District Superintendent Mary Johnson knew from the very first night she was hired that she wanted to create a new district wide youth sports program.
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Early voting helps prevent fraud

Thu,04/29/21-2:00AM, 5,719 Reads
Mississippi’s resistance to early voting — and the backtracking of other Republican-led states that previously were receptive to it — makes sense only if you consider it from a politically cynical perspective.
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Greenwood police and Leflore County sheriff’s vehicles are parked in front of the Walmart in Greenwood Thursday evening after the store had received a threatening call that someone would show up with a gun. However, Greenwood Police Chief Terrence Craft said nothing happened and no such person was ever found. (By Gerard Edic)

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2 stores close temporarily after phone threats

Fri,10/01/21-2:00AM, 5,717 Reads
Two Greenwood businesses had to close temporarily Thursday evening after receiving threatening calls.
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