The Greenville City Council is reviewing a 20-year strategic plan for the city. A consultant with Colorado-based Orion Planning Group provided the council with an update on the plan, which examines possibilities for renewal in the city. The plan recommends the creation of a Greenville Planning Consortium, which would be…
They’re seeking at least 615 million dollars in damages. They claim Memphis has stolen at least 252 billion gallons of water via cones of depression that suck water from Mississippi into Tennessee. In 2010, the US Supreme Court declined to consider a similar case.
It honors the late Jim Henson, who created the most famous frog, Kermit. The event coincides with the Deer Creek Chili Cook-off, which will feature about 25 teams competing for a 500 dollar grand prize and title of best chili.
The Board of Alderman has raised the mil rate from 24 to 37 for the 2014 – 2015 fiscal year that started this week. The hike is expected to generate just under 90-thousand dollars for the city.
A former director of the Greenville Parks and Recreation Department has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Yvette Yeager was accused of stealing 85-thousand dollars from the city over a nearly five year period from October 2007 to September 2012 through a system that involved fraudulent receipts for cash and checks. She…
A suspect in a capital murder case was mistakenly released from the Washington County Jail Wednesday evening. 24-year-old Johnny Stephney was taken back into custody about one hour later after the mistake was discovered. Another man was also mistakenly released, and he was still being sought at last check. It…
If it succeeds, Mississippi would legalize pot for any medicinal or recreational purpose an adult chooses. 23 states and Washington DC allow pot for medicinal purposes, and Colorado and Washington State allow it outright. Alaska will decide the issue this November.
The Sunflower County School District has signed on to a multi-district lawsuit against the State Education Department over school funding. Greenville and Leland had already joined the lawsuit previously. It asks the state to live up to the funding required by the formula set by the Mississippi Adequate Education Program,…
18-year-old Elizabeth Craddock of Rolling Fork and 19-year-old Destiny Winslow of Rolling Fork died after their car crashed and rolled over several times into an embankment.
Volunteers from other states have arrived in Greenville to spend three weeks on beautification projects as part of the Americorp service program. They’ll paint playground equipment, landscape at several intersections and make improvements to the city’s animal shelter. They’ll also work on the third annual Delta Hot Tamale Festival set…
