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City can't reclaim bricks from Delta Feed demolition
By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Wed,02/17/21-10:52PM , 428 Reads
Greenwood city leaders are concerned that they can’t reclaim old bricks from a dilapidated building in order to recoup some of the city’s expenses for the building’s planned demolition.
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Authorities still looking for missing 16-year-old
By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Wed,02/17/21-1:32AM , 334 Reads
Authorities are still searching for a 16-year-old Leflore County youth who fled Greenwood Leflore Hospital early Monday morning and may be dealing with freezing temperatures.

Tykwon Smith was brought into the hospital early Monday morning after suffering a schizophrenic episode, Police Chief Terrence Craft said.

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Olander Emmons, head band director for Greenwood High School and director of bands for the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District, runs a music studio, Emmons Entertainment, on East Claiborne Avenue.

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School band director enjoys teaching
By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Mon,02/15/21-9:29PM , 1076 Reads
Music has always been a part of Olander Emmons’ life.

The 44-year-old head band director for Greenwood High School and director of bands for the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District, Emmons first started performing music with his family when he was 5.
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Authorities still looking for missing 16-year-old
By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Mon,02/15/21-7:22PM , 889 Reads
Authorities are searching for a 16-year-old teenager who went missing early Monday morning following a visit to Greenwood Leflore Hospital.

Police Chief Terrence Craft said his department received a call around 3:30 a.m. Monday about a Leflore County teenager, Tykwon Smith, who had fled the hospital.

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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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79°F

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 82°F
Min Temp: 35°F
Feels Like: 82°F
Dew Point: 62°F
Humidity: 71%
Sunrise: 7:10 AM
Sunset: 7:08 PM

Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 32 mph
Sky Cover: 39%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 62°F
Moon Rise: 5:18 AM
Moon Set: 3:51 PM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 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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