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AG Fitch seeks another death row execution date
Attorney General Lynn Fitch is asking the Supreme Court to set an execution date for Charles Ray Crawford, who has been on death row for over 30 years. “Crawford’s death sentence is final and he has exhausted all state and federal remedies,” the attorney general’s office wrote in …
Newspaper E-Edition | The Greenwood Commonwealth
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Magnolia Mornings: December 4, 2024 | The Greenwood …
Dec 4, 2024 · Markets & Business 1. Cargill to layoff upwards of 8,000 globally. FoxBusiness reports that Cargill, the largest private company in the U.S., is trimming its global workforce as it faces pressure related to lower commodity prices. “The Minnesota-based company, which is also one of the world’s largest globally active agricultural commodity traders, told FOX Business that approximately 5% of ...
Obituaries | The Greenwood Commonwealth
4 days ago · Pam Sanders Creswell, 66, of Coila died Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wilson & Knight Funeral Home, with visitation from noon until service time. Bro. Wilton Neal will officiate at the services.
Runoff dropoff | The Greenwood Commonwealth
Dec 3, 2024 · Turnout is always down in runoff elections, but the dropoff in the Leflore County circuit clerk’s race was particulary dramatic. In the first election, close to 9,400 votes were cast. The runoff, when the last votes are included, is unlikely to top 4,000.
Lexington man charged in shooting death of Texas officer
Dec 10, 2024 · “We’re just shocked; there’s devastation on every side,” says the mother of the Lexington man who has been charged in Texas for allegedly killing a police officer during a traffic stop. “He’s just a good-hearted child,” Mary Johnson said Tuesday afternoon about her son, Darrian Cortez Johnson.
'Ode to Billie Joe': Bridge still one of song’s mysteries
May 20, 2024 · Almost 60 years have passed since folks started humming along to Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 smash hit song, “Ode to Billie Joe,” and people today not only still know bits and pieces of the lyrics, they continue to talk about them.
Top Stories | The Greenwood Commonwealth
3 days ago · A group of adults was taken on a sewing journey recently at ArtPlace Mississippi in downtown Greenwood. The “Project Runway” course lasted for eight weeks and was taught by Jackqulin Buchanan.
LEFLORE COUNTY General and Special Elections Tuesday, November 05, 2024 VOTES % SCHOOL BOND ISSUE 16 of 18 precincts reporting -- 60% approval required for passage