By REGGIE ROSS Staff Writer The City of Grenada is getting closer to landing a safe room after funding was sent from Washington. The approval for a $557,500 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant, will allow the City of Grenada for phase two of the emergency safe room construction. “We’re pleased to get the funding…

A incident of possible shoplifting took a turn for the worst and now a Grenada man is facing serious charges including armed robbery. The man identified in the Grenada Police Department’s incident report as Shyheim Conley, 20, is charged with armed robbery and resisting arrest after an incident at a local department store. According to…

 By REGGIE ROSS Staff Writer A Monday night vote entered the city into a relationship with a Memphis company in hopes of attracting top retailers to the city. Behind a 6-1 vote, the city council approved a professional service agreement with NaviRetail, LLC, the organization that met with city leaders last month in hopes of…

By REGGIE ROSS Staff Writer The Grenada City Council approved a measure that officials say should save the city close to $100,000 in the upcoming years. At their regular monthly meeting this week, the city council voted to give Mayor Billy Collins and City Manager Trey Baker the authority to refinance their General Obligation Bond…

By REGGIE ROSS Staff Writer Three Holcomb residents are facing serious charges and will appear before a circuit judge next week. State Attorney General Jim Hood identified the three as Elnora Nason, 32, Lucas Harbin, 35, and Derrick Hall, 24, who have been charged with felony count of exploitation of a vulnerable person. According to…

By REGGIE ROSS Staff Writer The wheels are turning on the 2017 summer court session with four first degree murder cases and a Grenada city councilman facing two counts of perjury set to go before a judge. The court term has the makings of becoming one of the biggest in recent years with several pending…

By REGGIE ROSS Staff Writer The Grenada Police Department has arrested one person in connection with the burning of the Grenada Railroad Bridge over the Yalobusha River during the Fourth of July Weekend. A man Grenada Police Chief Garrett Hartley identified as Chaz Atkins, 20, of Grenada was arrested Monday afternoon. According to Hartley, an…

By REGGIE ROSS Staff Writer No arrests have been made in the July 4 railroad bridge fire, but law officials say they are close to putting a finger on the cause and parties likely involved. The fire destroyed a portion of the Grenada Railroad Bridge over the Yalobusha River near Main Street. Grenada Police Chief…

By REGGIE ROSS Staff Writer The president of the local railroad said plans to rebuild the recently burnt bridge crossing the Yalobusha River will begin immediately. Ed Ellis, president of Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC, said contractors are on the move to repair the portion of the rail line, and he is offering a reward of…

Staff Report Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that heavily damaged the railroad bridge that spans the Yalobusha River in downtown Grenada. The fire was discovered Wednesday. Rail traffic is now shutdown south of Grenada. Details are still being obtained, and GrenadaStar will have a full report in Friday’s newspaper. For more information,…