KATHRYN EASTBURN | The Greenwood Commonwealth

Charlotte Carpenter, foreground, makes the case on Tuesday to hold the fourth annual Juneteenth celebration in Itta Bena’s downtown park. Members of the Board of Aldermen delayed a decision, citing a recent policy they passed ending community functions in that park, with the exception of the Itta Bena Community Women’s Club’s Octoberfest celebration.

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Permission for June event in park withheld
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer
Wed,05/02/18-6:00PM , 213 Reads
Itta Bena’s Board of Aldermen is so far withholding permission for a Juneteenth event to be held at its downtown park, causing a stir among organizers and scrutiny of a recently established ordinance.
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The Gillette House on River Road in Greenwood has been sold and will be restored by the Mayton family of Greenville. The 1904 historic home was listed last year as one of the “Ten Most Endangered Places in Mississippi.”

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Gillette House sold
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer
Wed,05/02/18-5:32PM , 1344 Reads
One of Greenwood’s most beloved historic properties has been sold and saved from the wrecking ball.
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Toyota executive to address MVSU 2018 graduates
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer
Tue,05/01/18-6:02PM , 169 Reads
Sean Suggs, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, will address Mississippi Valley State University’s 2018 graduating class during the university’s 66th commencement exercises on Saturday.
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U.S. park system might add Till site
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer
Tue,05/01/18-6:02PM , 220 Reads
A meeting with representatives of the National Park Service next Monday in Sumner will be an opportunity for public participation in a government process that could make Bryant’s Grocery and Meat Market in Money a part of the national park system.
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