Local students excel at Miss. Jr. Beta Convention
Sand Hill School wins group talent, LJHS student elected state V.P., plus many more awards and honors By Annette Harvison Herald Staff Greene County School District Junior Beta teams represented their schools and the county well at the state Junior Beta convention held last week in Biloxi. Leakesville Junior High School and Sand Hill School…
Read MoreCats hope to parlay big win over Sumrall into success over Poplarville this week
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Staff The Greene County Wildcats earned possibly their biggest win of the year thus far on Friday, taking down nationally-ranked Sumrall to split the home-and-away series with the Bobcats and keep GCHS in good shape in the region standings. The 7-3 win over the Bobcats may have surprised some, but didn’t…
Read MoreChancery Court notices from Mar. 21, 2019 edition
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on April 26, 2016, Brian Cristopher Sumrall AKA Brian Christopher Sumrall, unmarried executed a deed of trust for the benefit of Ditech Financial LLC, which deed of trust was recorded on May 9, 2016, in Book 2016, Page 1880, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Greene County,…
Read MoreTown of Leakesville institutes environmental court, new rules for big truck traffic/parking, driveways and more through ordinances
AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 103 AN AMENDMENT TO CERTAIN BUILDING ORDINANCE(S) OF THE TOWN OF LEAKESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI CONCERNING DRIVEWAY INSTALLATION, REPAIR, MATERIAL USE, AND MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS PREAMBLE WHEREAS, Town of Leakesville, Mississippi (“Town”) finds that some of its primary residential neighborhoods as set forth herein have experienced a decline in aesthetics in conjunction with a…
Read MoreTown seeks proposals for engineering services for grant project
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES The Town of State Line, Mississippi requests proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide engineering services for work related to the implementation of an approved FY 2019 CDBG project. You are invited to submit an original proposal and five copies in accordance with this request, to the attention of…
Read MoreState line to hold public hearing concerning infrastructure grant
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE INITIAL HEARING The Town of State Line, Mississippi, is considering applying to the Mississippi Development Authority for a Small Cities Community Development Block Grant of up to $450,000 for town-wide Infrastructure Improvements – Drainage. The State of Mississippi has been allocated approximately $24,000,000 that will be made available…
Read MoreTown of L’ville issues new ordinances and amendments covering a variety of topics
By Annette Harvison Herald Staff Officials with the Town of Leakesville have introduced two new town ordinances and amendments to two existing town ordinances that address issues ranging from historic buildings to residential driveways in the county seat. An amendment has been added to Ordinance 103, concerning historic buildings and structures. The amendment states that…
Read MoreLocal man sentenced to federal prison on meth charges
Bradley has long history of run-ins with law enforcement From Staff Reports A local man will spend the next nine years in a federal penitentiary for trafficking drugs. Mack Allen Bradley, 49, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Halil Sul Ozerden to 108 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised…
Read MoreWalley hears the magical words on “American Idol”
You’re going to Hollywood … Musical State Line native earns ‘Golden Ticket’ on popular TV talent search By Annette Harvison Herald Staff Diamond Walley may not be a name in which a lot of Greene County residents are familiar. However, if the State Line native has his way, it could be a household name well…
Read MoreCats and Lady Cats have a big week ahead on the diamonds
By RUSSELL TURNER – Herald Editor This is a huge week on the baseball and softball diamonds for Greene County High School as both the Wildcats and the Lady Cats square off against the region’s top teams over the next several days. Bragging rights, as well as playoff implications, are on the line for both teams…
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