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Fan and Johnny’s owner and head chef Taylor Bowen-Ricketts steams some broccoli in the kitchen of her award-winning restaurant. (By Johnny Jennings, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Uniquely Delta
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Mon,06/30/25-10:07AM , 4788 Reads
In downtown Greenwood, at the intersection of Ramcat Alley and Main Street, is a restaurant that serves Southern and Creole fare hot — with a side of crispy fried green tomatoes and tangy comeback sauce.
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Thank you Greenwood
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Sat,06/28/25-2:00AM , 4140 Reads
When I first arrived to Greenwood, what stuck out to me the most was just how beautiful the sunsets are.
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Mississippi Delta Community College announced the hiring of David Kuhn as the school’s new athletic director and sports information director on Monday. (By Mississippi Delta Community College)

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Trojans hire longtime softball coach as AD
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Tue,06/24/25-2:00AM , 2429 Reads
Mississippi Delta Community College announced on Monday the appointment of Delta native and longtime softball coach David Kuhn as the school’s new athletic director and sports information director.
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Former Greenwood High School quarterback Alfred Hall II, left, and his father and former Greenwood High School football coach Alfred Hall Sr. were both inducted into the Future Champions Greenwood-Leflore Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday. (By Andy Lo, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Father, son call dual Hall of Fame induction ‘an honor’
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Tue,06/17/25-2:00AM , 3560 Reads
During a four-year span in the late 1980s, Alfred Hall Sr. and his son Alfred Hall II helped Greenwood High School produce memorable moments and big wins on the football field — and on Saturday the duo took the time to look back and appreciate their impact on the past.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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47°F

Sunny

Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 59°F
Min Temp: 28°F
Feels Like: 48°F
Dew Point: 19°F
Humidity: 68%
Sunrise: 6:34 AM
Sunset: 5:53 PM

Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Direction: SSW
Wind Gust: 6 mph
Sky Cover: 36%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 19°F
Moon Rise: 10:47 AM
Moon Set: 12:55 AM

Mostly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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