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Processing the Scene

A heavy presence of law enforcement made up of the Grenada Police Department and Grenada Sheriff's Office responded to the scene of the homicide in the 700 block of Leigh Avenue early Tuesday morning, Sept. 23. A gathering of family and friends was also on the scene.

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Names of teen murder suspects in Grenada High student’s death released

By ADAM PRESTRIDGE ADAM PRESTRIDGE - Publisher
Tue,09/30/25-6:02PM, 22,037 Reads 78,829 Statewide
District Attorney William “Adam” Hopper confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the three juveniles arrested Monday in connection with Grenada High School student Ayden Reno’s death are being charged as adults.
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Mississippi increases monthly welfare check for first time since 1999

By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,03/26/21-3:21PM, 21,902 Reads 317,295 Statewide
Mississippi’s relatively small number of families receiving federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Family benefits will receive a monthly increase in payments of $90 under legislation Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law this week.
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Leah Elisabeth Fielder

By STAFF REPORT STAFF REPORT
Sat,10/08/22-2:39PM, 21,874 Reads
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada for Miss Leah Elisabeth Fielder, 17, of Duck Hill, who died on Friday, Oct. 7. Burial will follow in Elliott Baptist Church Cemetery. Pastor Michael Payton will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
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Emma Lena Gentry Brown

By STAFF REPORT STAFF REPORT
Thu,03/31/22-3:26PM, 21,833 Reads
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the Mortimer National Funeral Home Chapel in Grenada for Emma Lena Gentry Brown, 83, of Grenada, who died on Monday, March 28, at her residence surrounded by her family. Burial will follow in Sparta Cemetery. Bro. Jerry McNeer is officiating.
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