Saturday, August 9 Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Itta Bena will host a health, wellness and safety fair. When: 9 a.m.-noon. Details: There will be health screenings and information on blood ...

Dr. Mary Tyes-Williams will be sworn in next week as the new mayor of Itta Bena. Her opponent, incumbent Mayor Reginald Freeman, missed Monday’s deadline to contest the election. Freeman, who was ...

Two suspects wanted in connection to a Sunday evening shooting death have turned themselves over to police custody. Police Chief Terrence Craft said both suspects turned themselves in Tuesday evening.

An emotional Mayor Carolyn McAdams was celebrated at Tuesday’s Greenwood City Council meeting as her 16-year tenure in office approaches its end. “You know how much I hate to cry — and I do it very ...

The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board voted to fire Superintendent Mary Johnson at a special call meeting Wednesday. Following a four-hour executive session, board attorney Derrick Simmons ...

A 21-year-old Greenwood man is dead after being shot on Monday at a Leflore County convenience store. Leflore County Chief Deputy Michael Baldwin said Samar Gary was declared dead at the scene after ...

The questions of Greenwood’s leadership for the next four years will be settled with the mayoral election Tuesday. Mayor Carolyn McAdams is seeking a fifth and final term. Her opponent, Kenderick Cox, ...

For the third consecutive election, Kenderick Cox has won the Democratic nomination for Greenwood mayor. Cox defeated Lamar Liddell in Tuesday’s runoff election. Cox earned 663 votes, or 55%, compared ...

A 3-year-old child was killed Saturday night after he apparently accidentally shot himself. Leflore County Coroner Debra Sanders said Keldrick Duncan was pronounced dead at 8:43 p.m. at Greenwood ...

A wave of gun violence crashed into Greenwood on Sunday, with three shootings leaving three men dead and one injured. Police Chief Terrence Craft said two shootings that resulted in deaths may be ...

Services for Kirk Douglas Walls of Hampton, Georgia, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Harvest Worship Center. Mr. Walls, 52, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Hampton. He was self-employed.

After a summer of uncertainty, the former North New Summit School will be back in session this fall under a new name, Leflore Christian School — a saving grace for parents struggling to find special ...