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Crystal Grill owner Johnny Ballas has decided to close The Crystal Grill and offer the restaurant’s building and its equipment to the Community Kitchen. (By Susan Montgomery, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Owner offers to donate Crystal Grill site to Community Kitchen
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY AND TIM KALICH - Staff Writers
Fri,07/12/24-2:00AM , 1832 Reads
Johnny Ballas, the owner of The Crystal Grill, has offered to donate the restaurant’s building and equipment to the Community Kitchen.
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The Crystal Grill, a beloved Carrollton Avenue restaurant, has closed, said owner Johnny Ballas and his wife, Beverly, in a post on Facebook Tuesday. Ballas and his father, Mike, began running the business together in 1986, and Johnny Ballas took over sole responsibility in 2012. (By Ruthie Robison, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Crystal Grill closes: Diners sad to lose 88-year-old restaurant
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY AND TIM KALICH - Staff Writers
Tue,07/09/24-7:45PM , 12280 Reads 56,541 Statewide
The Crystal Grill, the 88-year-old Greenwood restaurant, has closed its doors.
After hours of reports circulating on social media and around town, its owner, Johnny Ballas, confirmed the news that has left generations of diners in Greenwood and beyond saddened.
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Pulley recuses self from Moore’s DUI case
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY AND TIM KALICH - Staff Writers
Tue,01/09/24-2:00AM , 2846 Reads
It’s not clear how long it will take for charges related to a recent DUI refusal by Leflore County Supervisor Reginald Moore to be heard by a judge.
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Dr. Roderick Givens, a radiation oncologist at Greenwood Leflore Hospital, speaks up on Monday for Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s need for financial support in order to continue operation at this time. Givens has served six years as the hospital’s medical staff liaison to the GLH board. (By Susan Montgomery)

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Board OKs $3M for hospital
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY AND TIM KALICH - Staff Writers
Wed,09/27/23-2:00AM , 2189 Reads
Leflore County’s Board of Supervisors, less than two weeks after denying a million-dollar request for emergency funding from Greenwood Leflore Hospital, has voted to give the hospital $3 million.
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