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Storm debris debacle continues after no bids received; $35K Grenada Day funding request approved

Debris will continue to pile up curbside after the Grenada City Council received no bids to complete storm debris removal . . .

Mississippi Delta counties lead nation with highest rates of gun homicides

Leflore County consistently leads the nation with one of the highest gun homicide rates This is the first story in . . .

St. John: The bridge

Robert St. John says some bridges get you to the other side while others change the direction of everything. Two . . .

Mississippi’s “record-breaking $1 billion in interest income” a cumulative total generated over 6 years

The clarification came as Magnolia Tribune sought a breakdown of the interest income between special funds and the state’s general . . .

Experience Sheep to Shawl at Waller Craft Center

The event is the culmination of a month-long exhibit by the Chimneyville Weavers and Spinners Guild. The organization is celebrating . . .

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Debris Piles Remain
Debris piles throughout the City of Grenada will remain curbside after the City Council failed to secure a debris removal and monitoring company or set new spending caps for the work.

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Storm debris debacle continues after no bids received; $35K Grenada Day funding request approved
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE - Publisher
Tue,03/17/26-7:45PM , 2,441 Reads
Debris will continue to pile up curbside after the Grenada City Council received no bids to complete storm debris removal and monitoring services during a Zoom meeting Tuesday afternoon, March 17.
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Jerrian Sykes Jr.

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Arrest made in South Levee Street teen girl's murder
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE - Publisher
Fri,03/13/26-12:29PM , 10,402 Reads
The Grenada Police have arrested 18-year-old Jerrian Mekhi Sykes Jr. in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old L’Zaiyah Jones, Chief George Douglas announced Friday morning.

The Grenada man has been charged with Murder. His bond has been set at $1,000,000. He is currently being held at the Grenada County Jail.
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Mississippi Delta counties lead nation with highest rates of gun homicides
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth/Report for America
Mon,03/16/26-1:28PM , 1,318 Reads 7,368 Statewide
Leflore County consistently leads the nation with one of the highest gun homicide rates

This is the first story in a series about gun violence in the Mississippi Delta.
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Mississippi counties included in the tornado watch include Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Coahoma, Desoto, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Washington, Webster, Yalobusha and Yazoo.

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Tornado watch issued until 11 p.m.
Sun,03/15/26-4:28PM , 659 Reads 3,993 Statewide
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for portions of Eastern Arkansas and Northern and Central Mississippi until 11 p.m. Sunday, March 15.
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