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Residents may report nuisance fires to DEQ
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Tue,11/05/19-1:00AM , 293 Reads
If you live outside Greenwood’s city limits in Leflore County and believe someone nearby is creating a nuisance by burning materials in the open, you have recourse by contacting the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the county.
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Elijah Anderson, a junior music-education major at Mississippi Valley State University, votes by absentee ballot Friday.

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Hoping for a smooth election
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sat,11/02/19-1:47AM , 467 Reads
Tuesday is voting day across Mississippi, and election officials in Leflore and Carroll counties say they are hoping for a heavy turnout and a smooth process.
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Wreck in Texas kills 2
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Thu,10/31/19-1:24AM , 304 Reads
Two Greenwood brothers, Vernon Morris and Alvin Beck, have died in a multi-vehicle pileup on an interstate highway in Orange County, Texas.

Their mother, Linda Ratliff of Greenwood, said authorities notified her of their deaths Wednesday.
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Susan MontgomeryThe Greenwood Chorale practices for its Tuesday night performance. Among its members are, at the front from left, Vickie Flannery, Alice Barth, Cathy Barnes, Freda MacIntosh, Melanie Bowman, Rachael Pitts, Susie Thomas, Giulianna Gray, Jordan Messick, Erin Stagner, Judith Brown, Christie Beattie, Emily Shafer, Camille Branton and Denise Gardner. At the rear from left are Randy Clark, Ted MacIntosh, Ralph Petty, Buddy Hendricks, Bobby Brown, Doyle Tubbs, Ray Smithee and Forrest Hodge.

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A night of Mozart
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer

Thu,10/31/19-1:20AM , 881 Reads
The Greenwood Chorale, started in 2011, will open its eighth season Tuesday with a program that its members describe as excitingly ambitious.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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76°F

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Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 81°F
Min Temp: 63°F
Feels Like: 76°F
Dew Point: 66°F
Humidity: 74%
Sunrise: 6:25 AM
Sunset: 5:59 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
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Wind Gust: 18 mph
Sky Cover: 63%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 66°F
Moon Rise: 7:28 PM
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