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2003 Most Endangered
By JOHN MARTIN
Thu,08/14/03-11:00PM , 101 Reads
On the 65th anniversary of blues legend Robert Johnson's death, an exhibit is coming to Greenwood featuring photographs of the house where he is thought to have been born.

Mississippi's 10 Most Endangered Historic Places opens Saturday at the Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum after a special invite-only sneak preview tonight.
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Boy who nearly drowned still alive
By JOHN MARTIN
Thu,08/14/03-11:00PM , 87 Reads
A Louisiana boy who nearly drowned in a motel swimming pool in Greenwood is still alive but in serious condition in a Jackson hospital, according to his uncle.
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Woman charged in hit-and-run
By JOHN MARTIN
Thu,08/14/03-11:00PM , 141 Reads
A Leflore County woman has been charged with leaving the scene of the hit-and-run accident that killed a 10-year-old boy Wednesday evening.

On Thursday, the Sheriff's Department arrested Angela Williams, 42, of 32800 County Road 512, Lot 4, near Malouf Trailer Park.
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Candidate says he wants to clean up Ward 3
By JOHN MARTIN
Wed,08/13/03-11:00PM , 165 Reads
Charlie Barr wants to clean up Greenwood's Ward 3 and promises to do so if elected its city councilman.

"Ward 3 is about one of the worst looking wards in the city of Greenwood as far as the streets are concerned," Barr told the Greenwood Voters League on Wednesday night.
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