SUSAN MONTGOMERY | The Greenwood Commonwealth

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Gary asks that election be delayed
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Fri,03/22/24-2:00AM , 2601 Reads
A new lawsuit in Leflore County Circuit Court is seeking a court order that would delay the scheduled April 16 special election for chancery clerk.
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Lisa Cookston, executive director of the Museum of the Mississippi Delta, speaks extemporaneously during a goodbye party of “Van Gogh for All” Tuesday. (By Susan Montgomery, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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‘Van Gogh’ing Away’: Exhibit has ‘reinvigorated the museum’
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Thu,03/21/24-2:00AM , 2080 Reads
When the Museum of the Mississippi Delta held a “Van Gogh’ing Away Party” Tuesday, the museum’s executive director wasn’t planning to give a speech.
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Filling bags for distribution to runners are Chamber of Commerce volunteers, from left, Angela Bigbee, Naomi Osmun, Shameika Dixon and Betty Aden. The 2024 Viking Half Marathon also will include 5K and 10K races. (By Susan Montgomery, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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152 already signed up for Half Marathon
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Thu,03/21/24-2:00AM , 1548 Reads
Greenwood’s Viking Half Marathon and 5K already has more than 150 runners registered, and more competitors are likely to sign up by Saturday morning.
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Chorale to present ‘The Crucifixion’
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Wed,03/20/24-2:00AM , 1281 Reads
Doyle Tubbs of Cleveland, an organist-choir master for two churches in Sumner, says it is fun to have a small role as a thief in the Greenwood Chorale’s upcoming production of “The Crucifixion.”
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