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Itta Bena satisfies federal tax lien
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer
Mon,04/25/16-6:00PM , 210 Reads
A federal tax lien of more than $200,000 against the city of Itta Bena has been lifted.

“I’m really excited about that. There’s no way we could pay it. It was such a miracle,” said Mayor Thelma Collins.

The tax lien has been one of several dark financial clouds hovering over the town of 2,000 for the past few years.
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Veteran delegates going to convention
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Sun,04/24/16-6:00AM , 218 Reads
For state Sen. David Jordan, D-Greenwood, being a member of the Mississippi delegation at the Democratic National Convention is nothing new.

“This is my eighth one. I started in ’88 with Michael Dukakis in Atlanta,” Jordan said.
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City Fire Dept. dealing with tragedy
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Fri,04/22/16-6:01PM , 375 Reads
The Greenwood Fire Department has been going through a “trying time” since the shooting death of Apprentice Firefighter Tyree Jernigan, Chief Marcus Banks says.

Jernigan, 23, a U.S. Army veteran, was shot Sunday night and died from his injuries Monday. A suspect, Eddie L. Brown Jr., 45, of Detroit, has been charged with murder.
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Here’s chance to recycle electronics
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Thu,04/21/16-6:00PM , 146 Reads
Finally there is an event for disposing of those household electronic devices that no longer work — Greenwood’s Electronic Waste Collection Day.

“If it has a battery, if it plugs in a wall, we’ll take it,” said Anne Marie Gregory, recycling director of Greenwood-Leflore Recycling.
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