SUSAN MONTGOMERY | The Greenwood Commonwealth

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Spring magazine is now available
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sat,04/20/24-2:00AM , 2562 Reads
When the Commonwealth’s staff was throwing around story ideas for the spring issue of Leflore Illustrated, someone mentioned that it had been almost 10 years since Alfonso Gray organized the first annual I’m So Gree
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Leflore County Supervisor Reginald Moore leaves Justice Court following a hearing Thursday in which he pleaded not guilty to charges of DUI and two other traffic offenses. A trial date has been set for May 9. (By Susan Montgomery, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Moore turns over ‘evidence’ in DUI case to prosecutor
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Fri,04/19/24-2:00AM , 2194 Reads
Reginald Moore, vice president of the Leflore County Board of Supervisors, is turning over what he described as “evidence” collected for his defense in a DUI case to a specially appointed prosecutor.
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The assistant comptroller’s office is one of the areas flooded by a leak in the courthouse roof. (By Susan Montgomery, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Effort to dry out flooded courthouse offices ‘making progress,’ Ware says
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Wed,04/17/24-2:00AM , 1432 Reads
Last week’s 8-inch rainfall flooded a ground-floor section of the Leflore County Courthouse that includes the records room of the Chancery Clerk’s Office as well as the office of the county’s assistant comptroller.
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Man charged with murder in shooting
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Tue,04/16/24-2:00AM , 25625 Reads
Police have charged a 24-year-old Greenwood man with murder in the shooting death of another Greenwoodian, 42-year-old Accardo Willis, on April 1.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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65°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Chance of Rain: 60%
Max Temp: 81°F
Min Temp: 50°F
Feels Like: 66°F
Dew Point: 63°F
Humidity: 58%
Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sunset: 5:54 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: NNE
Wind Gust: 17 mph
Sky Cover: 89%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 63°F
Moon Rise: 12:49 PM
Moon Set: 3:08 AM

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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