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New Delta Council President Clint Dunn, shown with Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann at Delta Council’s annual meeting in Cleveland Friday. Dunn, of Itta Bena, will serve for the 2025-26 term. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Itta Bena’s Dunn to lead Delta Council
By KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Sat,06/14/25-2:00AM , 20262 Reads
CLEVELAND — An Itta Bena farmer will lead Delta Council for the next year.
Clint Dunn, a partner in Dunn Farms and one of the business community’s strongest supporters of Greenwood Leflore Hospital, was introduced as the Delta Council president during the organization’s 90th annual meeting Friday.
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Loretta Johnson McClee, standing, speaks to the Greenwood Voters League Wednesday night about her candidacy for District 24’s Senate seat. The incumbent, David Jordan, has announced his retirement. Seated are, from left, Jordan and Greenwood Mayor-elect Kenderick Cox. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Insurance agent running for Senate seat
By KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Fri,06/13/25-2:00AM , 4248 Reads
Loretta Johnson McClee says she intends to continue the work of retiring state Sen. David Jordan if she is elected to succeed him.
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Family members release 10 balloons to the sky Wednesday afternoon at Threadgill Elementary School during a vigil in honor of Zameria Jones, a 10-year-old Threadgill student who was shot on Memorial Day and died June 5. (By Kevin Edwards,, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Girl, 10, mourned at vigil
By KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Thu,06/12/25-2:00AM , 3398 Reads
Dozens of people gathered at Threadgill Elementary School Wednesday afternoon to remember and mourn the death of one of the school’s favorite children.
“We’ve lost one of our great students, Zameria Jones,” said Threadgill principal David Kelly.
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Donald Macdonald stands with one of the guitar displays at the Museum of the Mississippi Delta on Friday. Macdonald’s visit to Mississippi last week completed his goal of visiting all 50 states. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Traveler reaches goal of seeing all 50 states; Virginia man saves Mississippi for last
By KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Tue,06/10/25-2:00AM , 1989 Reads
Donald Macdonald has reached his goal of visiting all 50 states, saving Mississippi for last.
The reason? He said Friday during his Greenwood stop that he wanted it to coincide with one of his favorite songs, “Ode to Billie Joe” by Bobbie Gentry.
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