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A crape myrtle gets ready to bloom near Keesler Bridge.

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Pests hurt crape myrtles, but alternatives are available
By KERRIGAN HERRET - Staff Writer
Wed,02/19/20-3:18AM , 285 Reads
The crape myrtle has been a longtime favorite among gardeners in the South for the tree’s resilience, simplicity in maintenance, and beauty while it blooms in the summer.
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Many help family after scary shooting
By KERRIGAN HERRET - Staff Writer
Wed,02/19/20-3:09AM , 253 Reads
What Stephanie Outlaw thought was the sound of New Year’s fireworks quickly turned into a mother’s worst nightmare.

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Shown at Friday’s domestic violence training seminar at Greenwood Leflore Hospital are, from left, Tammie Hudson, project coordinator for Mississippi Valley State University’s Campus Violence Prevention & Intervention Program; the Rev. Joe McCall, domestic violence and sexual assault advocate; Charlette Seals, Greenwood Leflore Hospital nurse and Sexual Assault Response Team coordinator; Moorhead Police Chief Sherod Reed, state law enforcement instructor; and Dilworth Ricks, sexual assault advocate with Our House, Inc.

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Officers attend seminar on domestic violence
By KERRIGAN HERRET - Staff Writer
Sat,02/15/20-3:06AM , 364 Reads
Chances are, someone close to you has been a victim of domestic or sexual assault.

According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, nearly half of all men and women in the United States have been or are victims of psychological aggression by an intimate partner.
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Jenniffer Stephenson is leaving Greenwood-Leflore Public Library after serving nine years as its director.

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Library director moving on
By KERRIGAN HERRET - Staff Writer
Sat,02/15/20-2:59AM , 380 Reads
Greenwood’s library director is going on to bigger and better things in Hernando.

Jenniffer Stephenson, a Lambert native, has just accepted a position as the assistant director for public services at First Regional Library.

She’s excited about what this new opportunity will add to her career in libraries.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 84°F
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Dew Point: 59°F
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