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WEB4 days ago · Wed,09/25/24-2:00AM , 29 Reads. Four years into the economic recovery from the pandemic, the unemployment rate in Leflore County continues at record lows. In August, according to the figures released Tuesday by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, the jobless rate was 4.8%, down from July’s figure of 5.1%. READ MORE.
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WEBSeniors on the court are, front row, from left, Landry McCool, Ella Wallace, Lucy Barrentine, Madi Jones and Millie Claire O'Neal; back row, Walker McQueen, Jack McLellan, Hunter Barry, Easton Harrison and Drake Alderman.
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GLCSD switches to GoFan app for ticket sales to athletic events
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Beginning in the 2024-2025 school term, the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District will use the online program GoFan to sell tickets for athletic events.
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WEB2 days ago · Crime report for 9/25-9/26. GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT. Sharonda Darby, 29, 1250 Glendale Circle, simple assault, released on bond. Anwonita Patrice Wilson, 29, 1000 Aven Ave., malicious mischief, released on own recognizance. Roxanne Kessler, 45, no address available, disorderly conduct (failure to comply), jailed.
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WEB4 days ago · Wed,09/25/24-1:00AM , 266 Reads. Charles W. Winters, 81, of Sidon passed away Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Williams and Lord Funeral Home with visitation beginning at noon. The Rev. Roy Bush will officiate the services. Burial …
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WEB5 days ago · The general election is coming up in November. Two books, written within the past 10years, might help explain what is going on in 2024. One is a history and the other a biography. The historian author focuses on significant events of national importance where U.S. presidents have played strong roles ...
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WEB6 days ago · Three years after the demise of Express Grain, more than 120 farmers have filed fresh lawsuits against the company’s largest creditor and its auditor, alleging the two “turned a blind eye to Express Grain’s impending collapse.” Pillow Academy’s girls fast-pitch softball team held off a ...
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WEB4 days ago · GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community's enduring division over how to commemorate the past. This April 2, 2019, booking photo provided by …
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WEBSep 23, 2008 · Flowers juror jailed on perjury charges By William Browning News Editor WINONA – Roughly four hours after testimony began Wednesday in the fifth capital murder trial of Curtis Giovanni Flowers, the presiding judge ordered a juror arrested and jailed on charges of perjury.