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Police are trying to determine the whereabouts of Montrell Parker, who rented a car on March 4 but has not been seen since, according to his mother.

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Man has been missing more than 2 weeks
By JEFF BYRD - Staff Writer
Tue,03/19/24-2:00AM , 27192 Reads
A Greenwood mother is desperately trying to get information about her son, who has not been in contact with her in more than two weeks.
Jennifer Parker, who lives at 932 Curtis Flowers Circle, said her 31-year-old son, Montrell Parker, went to Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Greenwood on March 4.
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Bricks from the facade of the former Midway Hotel Building were strewn all over Carrollton Avenue in downtown Greenwood after strong winds from an early morning storm Friday caused a partial collapse. City officials have been worried about the dilapidated but historic structure for years. They were stopped from demolishing a section of it in 2020. (By Jeff Byrd, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Winds knock bricks off former Midway Hotel Bldg.
By JEFF BYRD - Staff Writer
Sat,03/16/24-2:00AM , 6532 Reads
Winds reaching nearly 50 mph blew through Greenwood early Friday morning and caused a chunk of a dilapidated but historic downtown Greenwood landmark to come tumbling down.
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City officials’ Washington trip goes well
By JEFF BYRD - Staff Writer
Sat,03/16/24-2:00AM , 1672 Reads
Greenwood Mayor Carolyn McAdams said she and four City Council members had a “fabulous trip” to Washington, D.C., meeting with U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson and bringing up a number of key issues.
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The Antoon Dry Goods building on Main Street could be turned into higher-end affordable apartments if a variance can be granted to use both floors as apartments. (By Jeff Byrd, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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New life for Antoon building?
By JEFF BYRD - Staff Writer
Fri,03/15/24-2:00AM , 7914 Reads
A real estate company will present the Greenwood Planning Commission a proposal to renovate the old Antoon Dry Goods building and its adjacent building into apartments.
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