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Animal Shelter fiasco: BISSELL commits $50K for upgrades after visit

It has been a month since Cathy Bissell, founder of the BISSELL Pet Foundation, and her team of half a . . .

St. Francis School is closing after more than 70 years

Greenwood’s only Catholic school will be closing after more than 70 years of operation. When St. Francis of Assisi School . . .

Martha Frances Davis Killebrew

Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Browning Hillcrest Cemetery in Goodman for . . .

Free speech wins

A court decision on the free-speech rights of Jackson public school teachers and staff could have repercussions throughout Mississippi. Jess . . .

Editorial: Gang violence

The shooting at Jackson’s recent Mudbug Festival on the state fairgrounds was a sad indictment of the juvenile lawlessness afflicting . . .

A dog at the Grenada Animal Shelter cowers in his kennel, while dozens of city officials and BISSELL Foundation representatives tour the facility. | Photo by Adam Prestridge

Officials with the Franciscan religious order announced Friday that St. Francis School, due to declining enrollment and increasing budget deficits, will be permanently shuttered after school lets out May 20.

Kirk Academy senior Carson Stanford returns the ball during the Class AAAA state tennis match. He won the state title in three sets. | Photo by Kim Goss

Kirk Academy's Stanford wins AAAA tennis title
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Thu,05/12/22-7:00PM, 805 Reads
Kirk Academy senior Carson Stanford knows all too well how it feels to finish second place in a tennis tournament. It has happened often at junior tournaments and throughout his high school career.
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Sarah Kathleen Alldread
By STAFF REPORT
Thu,05/12/22-6:12PM, 531 Reads
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Calvary Baptist Church in Carroll County for Sarah Kathleen Alldread, 86, of Grenada, who died on Monday, May 9, at her residence. Burial will follow the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
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Martha Frances Davis Killebrew
By STAFF REPORT
Thu,05/12/22-5:29PM, 417 Reads
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Browning Hillcrest Cemetery in Goodman for Mrs. Martha Frances Davis Killebrew, 89, of Winona, who died on Sunday, May 8, in Tupelo. The Rev. Harvey Ellis will officiate.
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Janet Sue Hinton Harris
By STAFF REPORT
Thu,05/12/22-5:22PM, 359 Reads
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the Mortimer National Funeral Home Chapel in Grenada for Janet Sue Hinton Harris, 71, of Scobey, who died on Sunday, May 8, in Grenada. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, in New Lebanon Cemetery near Cairo in Tishomingo County.
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