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Marshals catch robbery suspect
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Fri,02/06/15-1:00PM , 209 Reads
A Greenwood man who was shot during a Jan. 10 robbery of a convenience store and eluded authorities after his unexpected release from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson is in police custody.
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Woman mugged in store parking lot
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Fri,02/06/15-1:00PM , 307 Reads
The Greenwood Police Department is investigating a Wednesday night mugging in the Walmart Supercenter parking lot that left a female victim injured.

According to Greenwood Police Chief Ray Moore, the victim was walking to the store from the parking lot shortly after 5 p.m.
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Marine vet dies 2 days before 105th birthday
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Thu,02/05/15-1:00PM , 191 Reads
U.S. Marine veteran Ellis Smith experienced a lot in his 104 years — from the great Mississippi River flood of 1927 to bloody hand-to-hand combat during the Pacific island campaigns of World War II and finally as an active member of the Greenwood community.
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City hopes to recruit movie theater
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Wed,02/04/15-1:00PM , 212 Reads
The Greenwood City Council, in an effort to get a movie theater on West Park Avenue, is looking into the possibility of creating an entertainment district that would provide tax incentives for companies to locate on the busy street.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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Current Temp

43°F

Partly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 84°F
Min Temp: 35°F
Feels Like: 36°F
Dew Point: 59°F
Humidity: 52%
Sunrise: 7:09 AM
Sunset: 7:09 PM

Wind Speed: 15 to 20 mph
Wind Direction: NW
Wind Gust: 24 mph
Sky Cover: 84%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 59°F
Moon Rise: 5:50 AM
Moon Set: 4:54 PM

A slight chance of rain showers before 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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