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Dasmine Murray poses with her 3-year-old son, Marquis, at Thursday’s toy drive and coat giveaway organized by Laquita Pitchford in Sidon. (By Katherine Parker)

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Toys, coats given to kids at Sidon center

Sat,12/24/22-2:00AM, 10,077 Reads
Children in Sidon received more than 200 toys Thursday in a toy and coat drive organized by three women in conjunction with Pepsi.
Laquita Pitchford planned the event with her mother, Tina Pitchford, and her grandmother, Sidon Mayor Johnnie Neal.
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Florewood River Plantation Lake opens to the public for fishing starting next Saturday. A valid Mississippi fishing license will be required. (Riley Overend)

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Florewood River Plantation Lake opening to public

By RILEY OVEREND RILEY OVEREND
Sat,06/19/21-2:00AM, 10,018 Reads
After years of renovation, the Florewood River Plantation Lake will open to the public next Saturday morning, June 26, for fishing.
Anjuan Brown, the Leflore County Board of Supervisors representative for District 3, spearheaded this project along with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP).
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Kenderick Cox was victorious in Tuesday night’s Democratic primary runoff and will challenge Mayor Carolyn McAdams for the third consecutive election. From left are his sister, Lakeisha Cox; father, Dwight McClee; cousin, Agrienne Garrett; Kenderick Cox; campaign manager, Kiara Williams; brother, Delonte Saffold; and his sister-in-law, Nyesha Cox. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Cox wins Democratic nomination for Greenwood mayor

By KEVIN EDWARDS KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Tue,04/22/25-8:56PM, 10,001 Reads
For the third consecutive election, Kenderick Cox has won the Democratic nomination for Greenwood mayor.
Cox defeated Lamar Liddell in Tuesday’s runoff election. Cox earned 663 votes, or 55%, compared to Liddell’s 541 votes, or 45%.
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Woman charged in stab death

Wed,07/20/22-4:05PM, 9,996 Reads
A Greenwood woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 51-year-old man on Wednesday morning.
Nequaisha Lawrence, 45, 108 E. Percy St., was being held in the Leflore County Jail on Wednesday.
She is accused of killing Joachima “Joe” Ross, also of Greenwood.
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