A family of four was burned out of its home in Leflore County on Tuesday morning in a situation made worse by problems with calling 911 from a cellphone.

A Greenwood man was in the Leflore County Jail on a charge of manslaughter Wednesday after his indictment by a Leflore County grand jury in the death of another man in August 2017.

Forty-three seniors from Pillow Academy’s Class of 2019 are set to graduate Friday during the school’s commencement ceremony.

Fifty-four seniors will graduate from J.Z. George High School on Friday.

Greenwood police responded around midnight Tuesday to reports of several men fighting in the street near the intersection of Ash Street and Avenue I. Police said a small crowd of people had gathered at the scene, and most of them were intoxicated. A 49-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound t…

A man and his son say they owe their lives to their pit bull after the dog alerted them Monday night that their home was on fire.

Those involved in a reconstruction project at a downtown Greenwood business also are focused on protecting the historical significance of its building.

Nineteen seniors at North New Summit School will receive their diplomas at Thursday’s graduation service.

After 32 years in (nearly) the same location along Park Avenue, The Purple Shack is headed for greener pastures.

Alexis Hall, left, and Helen Roy were among the happy seniors Monday night as Carroll Academy held its graduation ceremony at the school.

Photos by Andy Lo

The third graduating class of Delta Streets Academy will be recognized Thursday in a ceremony at Westminster Presbyterian Church, starting at 7 p.m.

Upon graduation from Greenwood High School, Sherman Freeman decided to join the U.S. Army, leaving his hometown in 1989.

Bob Provine and Jim Tackett say they’ve taken their motorcycles on trips around the United States and into Mexico together more than 50 times. Next week, they’ll join bikers from across the country as they ride from California to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C.

A large water oak rests Friday near the front of the Grand Boulevard house owned by former Greenwood oncologist Arnold Smith. Soggy ground from heavy winter and spring rains has made trees more susceptible to uprooting.  The damage to the home’s porte cochere appeared to be modest. Smith, wh…

A Greenwood man hopes to draw attention to diabetes prevention through a 12-mile swim  in Lake Chicot.

Carroll Academy leads off the graduation season with a baccalaureate service at 5 p.m. Sunday at Carrollton Baptist Church and commencement on Monday at 7 p.m. at the school gym.

The storms that passed through Leflore County and Greenwood Wednesday night and Thursday morning brought substantial rain to the area, but the numbers show the county dodged the worst of it. Some people in Itta Bena, however, experienced flooding that seemed a replay of late February.

Revival on the River is relocating to the Leflore County Civic Center.

Last November, as he rallied support for federal prison reform, President Donald Trump visited Gulfport, touting the legislation and what Mississippi had accomplished.

Mark Bright loved food and Coca-Cola. But the thing he loved most was flying, say his friends.

Claudia White, the regent of the Chakchiuma Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, speaks about the past, present and future of the American flag at the organization’s monthly meeting Wednesday at the Greenwood Country Club. Last summer the organization spearheaded an effort to…

The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board has adopted the school district’s new logo.

The Greenwood pilot killed Tuesday night when his plane crashed near a private airstrip south of Schlater has been identified as Mark Bright.