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Macey Geiger, left, and Shelia McDaniel show off “The Hunt” treasure chest they found last Thursday. | Photo by Reggie Ross

‘The Hunt’ treasure chest discovered

By REGGIE ROSS - Managing Editor
Thu, 09/16/2021 - 10:00 PM, 1,379 Reads
Following dinner last Thursday night, a group of Grenada friends set their sights on finally finding the treasure chest hidden as part of “The Hunt.”
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Junior Auxiliary member Jilli Ann Dykes paints the face of Arial Howard last Saturday during the Downtown Jubilee. | Photo by Reggie Ross

Jubilee return grand

By REGGIE ROSS - Managing Editor
Thu, 09/16/2021 - 10:30 PM, 504 Reads
Last Saturday, thousands of people took to the Historic Downtown Square in Grenada to celebrate the 16th Downtown Jubilee.
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Arnessa Wilson Holmes

Fri, 09/17/2021 - 5:00 PM, 498 Reads
Mrs. Arnessa Wilson Holmes was born on May 11, 1933, in Grenada. She was the youngest child of the late Thomas Edward Wilson Sr. and the late Luvenda Beck Wilson, who passed when Arnessa was 2-years-old. After several years, her father married the late Ruth Stover Wilson. No children were born to this union.
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Senior Spotlight: Annie Reed

By REGGIE ROSS - Managing Editor
Thu, 09/16/2021 - 11:07 PM, 431 Reads
This week, The Grenada Star spotlights 67-year-old Annie Reed of Grenada.
Q: When and where were you born?
A: I was born on June 4, 1954, in Duck Hill.
Q: Who were your parents?
A: My parents were the late Willie and Mamie Smith.
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Macey Geiger, left, and Shelia McDaniel show off “The Hunt” treasure chest they found last Thursday. | Photo by Reggie Ross

‘The Hunt’ treasure chest discovered

By REGGIE ROSS - Managing Editor
Thu, 09/16/2021 - 10:00 PM, 1,379 Reads
Following dinner last Thursday night, a group of Grenada friends set their sights on finally finding the treasure chest hidden as part of “The Hunt.”
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'Ridiculous:' Customers sound off over high water bills from city

By REGGIE ROSS - Managing Editor
Fri, 09/03/2021 - 7:15 AM, 1,271 Reads
When longtime Grenada resident Cora Ford-Ingram received her water bill last month, she had only one word to describe it: “Ridiculous.”
“I’ve never seen anything like this and something has to be done about it,” Ford-Ingram said. “No one’s going tell me that I used this much water in July.”
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Heavy rains, severe weather from Ida eyes Grenada County

By REGGIE ROSS - Managing Editor
Sun, 08/29/2021 - 4:23 PM, 1,194 Reads
The Grenada County Emergency Management Agency is warning citizen to use caution as remnants of Hurricane Ida are expected to pass through Grenada County beginning tomorrow, Monday, Aug. 30.
EMA Director Trebia Rodgers said what is left of Hurricane Ida when it arrives in North Mississippi will hit Grenada County.
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Drummer Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones backbone, dies at 80

By JILL LAWLESS AND GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press
Tue, 08/24/2021 - 11:37 AM, 1,142 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections and used his “day job” to support his enduring love of jazz, has died, according to his publicist. He was 80.
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Grenada Police Department officers secure the scene at the intersection of Jones Road and South Commerce Street, near the home where a deceased man was found just after noon Friday. | Photo by Reggie Ross

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GPD investigating Friday afternoon death

By REGGIE ROSS
Fri, 10/09/2020 - 3:26 PM, 144,174 Reads
The Grenada Police Department remained on the scene until just after 3 p.m.
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Eleven shot in 'mass shooting' at Grenada biker club

By REGGIE ROSS
Sun, 11/29/2020 - 11:47 AM, 118,335 Reads
Eleven people suffered various degrees of gunshot wounds following what City of Grenada law enforcement agents are calling a “mass shooting” early Sunday morning.
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Could Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink impact Mississippi’s rural broadband rollout?

By FRANK CORDER - Y'ALL POLITICS
Fri, 12/11/2020 - 4:53 PM, 116,202 Reads
On paper, Elon Musk’s Starlink venture, an offshoot of SpaceX, appears to have the advantage over other internet providers. The company can launch their own satellites, it has billions of dollars to invest in new technologies, and their product is winning hearts and minds around the world. Add in the recent announcement by the FCC awarding $9.
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South Sunflower County Hospital Infectious Disease Nurse Henley Harrell (right) administers the first round of the Moderna vaccine to Dr. Eddie Donahoe on Wednesday afternoon.

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Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

By BRYAN DAVIS
Wed, 12/23/2020 - 5:30 PM, 115,198 Reads
When Dr. Eddie Donahoe heard that a COVID-19 vaccine was on the way and had the potential to be available to health care professionals before the end of 2020, he didn’t hesitate to raise his hand to be one of the first to take it.
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Grenada Police Department officers secure the scene at the intersection of Jones Road and South Commerce Street, near the home where a deceased man was found just after noon Friday. | Photo by Reggie Ross

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GPD investigating Friday afternoon death

By REGGIE ROSS
Fri, 10/09/2020 - 3:26 PM, 144,174 Reads
The Grenada Police Department remained on the scene until just after 3 p.m.
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Guaranty Bank breaks ground

By ADAM PRESTRIDGE
Tue, 09/22/2020 - 10:05 AM, 135,955 Reads
Property that was considered useless for years along the City of Grenada’s main thoroughfare has slowly transformed before the eyes of passing motorists over the last year.
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Eleven shot in 'mass shooting' at Grenada biker club

By REGGIE ROSS
Sun, 11/29/2020 - 11:47 AM, 118,335 Reads
Eleven people suffered various degrees of gunshot wounds following what City of Grenada law enforcement agents are calling a “mass shooting” early Sunday morning.
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Could Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink impact Mississippi’s rural broadband rollout?

By FRANK CORDER - Y'ALL POLITICS
Fri, 12/11/2020 - 4:53 PM, 116,202 Reads
On paper, Elon Musk’s Starlink venture, an offshoot of SpaceX, appears to have the advantage over other internet providers. The company can launch their own satellites, it has billions of dollars to invest in new technologies, and their product is winning hearts and minds around the world. Add in the recent announcement by the FCC awarding $9.
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