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Columnist’s GOP ‘lament’
By TIM KALICH - Editor
Sat,09/21/24-2:00AM , 1290 Reads 12,542 Statewide
Bill Crawford was on the front lines of the Mississippi Republican Party when, as that core group liked to say, it was so small that it could meet in a phone booth.
In the half-century since, he has seen the GOP grow into a political monolith in this state, nearly reversing the scales of power with the Democratic Party.
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Dr. Ray Girnys

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Dr. Ray Girnys dies of heart attack
By TIM KALICH - Editor
Thu,09/19/24-1:06PM , 7998 Reads
Dr. Ray Girnys, a kind and popular surgeon who moved to Greenwood from New York almost two decades ago, has died from a massive heart attack.
Dr. Girnys was 68 years old.
“Yes, it’s a sad day for us,” said Leflore County Coroner Debra Sanders. “Health care won’t be the same without him. He always had a smile.”
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The “Delta heart,” whose lines represent row crops, rivers and music, is the central feature of a new branding campaign aimed at recruiting and retaining talented workers in the two-county area served by the EDF. (By Tim Kalich, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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EDF puts heart into new brand
By TIM KALICH - Editor
Thu,09/19/24-2:00AM , 1368 Reads
The Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation has a new look, one that includes a little heart.
On Tuesday, the business recruitment organization’s annual meeting showcased EDF’s new multi-color logo as well as a separate branding campaign designed to recruit and retain talented workers.
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Harris Powers Jr.

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Powers reelected chairman of hospital board
By TIM KALICH - Editor
Wed,09/18/24-2:00AM , 957 Reads
Harris Powers Jr. was reelected as chairman of the Greenwood Leflore Hospital Board with little fanfare Tuesday.
Powers, who has served in that position since 2019, was given another three-year term as was Emma Bell as the secretary-treasurer. The vote was 3-0, with Powers, Bell and Hank Hargrove voting for the reappointments.
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