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2 weeks 5 days ago
In 1971, a royal celebration was held in Iran. It was the 2,500th birthday of the Iranian monarchy, a rule which began with King Cyrus the Great of Persia in 539 BC and continued (with a few interregnums) to the reign of Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi in the 20th century. Shah Pahlavi ascended to the Iranian throne in 1941, making 1971 not only a celebration of the Persian monarchy lasting two and a half millennia, but also the Shah’s 30-year Jubilee.
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2 weeks 6 days ago
A 17-year-old Grenada girl was shot and killed early Wednesday morning on South Levee Street, according to authorities.
Grenada Police Chief George Douglas said officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 300 block of South Levee Street around 1:46 a.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived, they found 17-year-old L’Zaiyah Jones suffering from a gunshot wound. She was unresponsive at the scene.
Paramedics with MedStat Emergency Medical Services were initially called to the scene.Grenada County Coroner Douglas “Little Bobby” Yates pronounced Jones dead upon his arrival.
By Adam Prestridge - Publisher on
2 weeks 6 days ago
Mississippians who believe in good government should take no comfort that House Speaker Jason White’s freebie trip to the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans was financed by a utility monopoly rather than, as initially suspected, a sports gambling giant.
It is wrong for White to accept lavish, though legal gratuities from any business that lobbies for legislation worth millions of dollars to its corporate kitty, no matter which business it is.
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2 weeks 6 days ago
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF GRENADA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
MONTEZ PARKS, ET AL
PETITIONERS
VS.
CIVIL ACTION
NO.26-CV-36 VD
ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING A
RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, ET AL
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
To: Any and all persons having or claiming any interest in the following described land and all unknown heirs at law of Oliver Parks, whose names, post offices and street addresses are unknown to Plaintiffs after diligent search and inquiry to ascertain same.
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2 weeks 6 days ago
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF GRENADA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
ESTATE OF JOHN THOMAS MCREE, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 26-CV-19VD
JESSICA MCREE EDWARDS, ADMINISTRATRIX
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF GRENADA
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES AND LEGATEES OF JOHN THOMAS MCREE, DECEASED.
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3 weeks 1 day ago
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3 weeks 1 day ago
Robert St. John says hospitality is hospitality, whether the table is set in Hattiesburg or on a fjord in northern Norway.
A restaurateur has no business leading tours through the frozen tundra of Scandinavia. Then again, a restaurateur has no business leading tours through Tuscany, either, and that was over 70 trips and 1,500 people ago.
By Robert St. John on
3 weeks 1 day ago
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Sarah Adlakha is a political newcomer challenging a Trump-endorsed incumbent, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, in Tuesday’s Republican Primary. Can she pull off the improbable? Unlikely, but her campaign could impact November.
Sarah Adlakha, an Illinois native, moved to Mississippi thirteen years ago. She registered to vote here for the first time in 2024, before the general election. Now she’s attempting to unseat incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Tuesday’s March 10th Republican Primary.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
3 weeks 1 day ago
Republicans and Democrats head to the polls Tuesday to choose their party’s nominee ahead of the November General Election. See who is on the ballot for the midterm Primary Elections.
Polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10 across Mississippi as voters choose their nominees in the Republican and Democratic Midterm Primary Elections for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 weeks 3 days ago
Greenwood Leflore Hospital signed a letter of intent to discuss the possibility of the University of Mississippi Medical Center taking over its services, according to state and local officials and an excerpted document obtained by Mississippi Today.
The public hospital in Greenwood has faced financial struggles for years and warned as recently as December that it was on the brink of closure because of debt owed to the Mississippi Division of Medicaid.
By Gwen Dilworth - Mississippi Today on
3 weeks 3 days ago
Cate Hargett, an 11-year-old in Greenwood, needs a bone marrow transplant as the search for her perfect donor match continues.
Cate, who dreams of becoming a librarian or author, was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder when she was 2 months old.
The Pillow Academy fifth grader has continued to fight bone marrow failure, which occurs when the tissue inside bones cannot produce enough healthy blood cells on its own.
By Taylor Thompson on
3 weeks 3 days ago
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi until 9 p.m. Saturday.
Mississippi counties included in the watch area issued by the National Weather Service include Adams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Warren, Webster, Winston and Yazoo.
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3 weeks 4 days ago
State Rep. Becky Currie aims to review the inmate welfare fund and reduce prison deaths, among other reforms passed by the House.
The Mississippi House of Representatives has inserted language from its measures aimed at improving the wellbeing of inmates into Senate bills after the House bills died.
State Rep. Becky Currie (R) introduced the strike-all amendments to SB 2041 and SB 2778 in an effort to keep her prison reform efforts introduced earlier in the session alive.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 weeks 4 days ago
The NCAA claims the organization and its members will be irreparably harmed if the Ole Miss quarterback’s injunction effectively allowing him to play in 2026 stands.
The NCAA has appealed the February preliminary injunction granted by Chancery Court Judge Robert Whitwell in the case brought by Ole Miss and Trinidad Chambliss over the star quarterback’s eligibility to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 weeks 5 days ago
Grenada County voters will help decide the direction of Mississippi’s representation in Washington when they head to the polls for the March 10 party primaries, choosing nominees for U.S. Senate and the 2nd Congressional District on both the Democratic and Republican ballots.
By Adam Prestridge on
3 weeks 5 days ago
Just a month deep into the season, the Grenada Middle Lady Chargers softball team have played a total of eight games, winning six of them.
New Hope
On Feb. 20, the Lady Chargers split road games with New Hope losing 5-4 and winning 3-1.
In Game 1, the Lady Trojans made a five-run first inning stand up after Grenada scored three runs in the first inning.
Paige Cook paced the four-hit attack with a double. Kendall Trimble finished with a single and two run, scored. Timya Taylor and Blakely Jenkins each added a hit with Jenkins driving in two runs.
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor on
3 weeks 5 days ago
Three Grenada High School football cheerleaders recently signed scholarships. They include, front row, from left, Presley Williams. East Mississippi Community College, Hannah Smith, Northeast Mississippi Community College and Madison Woodard, East Mississippi Community College. Amy Williams is cheer coach for Grenada High School.
Just like athletes, cheerleaders have the opportunity to earn scholarships to perform at the next level.
For three Grenada High School senior football cheerleaders, that opportunity has become reality as they made it official by signing scholarships recently. Presley Williams and Madison Woodard will take their talents to East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, while Hannah Smith will take her talents to Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville.
Cheer coach Amy Williams praised her girls for their accomplishments.
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor on
3 weeks 5 days ago
It’s been a tough start to the 2026 baseball season for the Kirk Academy Raiders.
Second-year head coach Zach Whitfield’s team was hit hard by graduation from a team that lost in the opening round of the postseason in 2025. He has turned to one of the youngest rosters in the history of the program.
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Photo by Adam Prestridge, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Debris remains piled up throughout the City of Grenada following Winter Storm Fern’s icy path of destruction. About 44 percent of the cleanup has been completed, with no timetable for removing the rest.
Debris littering the City of Grenada following Winter Storm Fern will remain curbside a bit longer after the City Council’s actions during a special-called meeting Wednesday morning.
By Adam Prestridge - Publisher on
3 weeks 6 days ago
A special exhibit highlighting the people, industries, and creative traditions that have shaped Mississippi and influenced the nation will open March 7 at the Two Mississippi Museums.
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a special exhibit will be on display at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
