Board of Supervisors taking bids on materials
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that GREENE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI by and through its Board of Supervisors will receive written, sealed bids until 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019 for the purchase of the following supplies, equipment and services for 2019: MEALS FOR INMATES WORKING IN COUNTY SERVICE EXTERMINATION SERVICES FOR ALL COUNTY…
Read MoreLETTERS TO SANTA
Dear readers: The head elf over Santa Letters at the North Pole was a little disappointed to learn that we had unintentionally omitted several letters from first and second graders at Sand Hill School from our publication of Letters to Santa in our Christmas Greetings edition this week. The really good news is that I…
Read MoreGCHS fans encouraged to take advantage of rare high school / NBA package deal in New Orleans
From Staff Reports Greene County High School basketball fans have a unique opportunity later this month to see the Wildcats and Lady Cats play on the big stage and check out a NBA game on the same trip. GCHS will travel to New Orleans on Dec. 31 to take on Madison’s St. Joseph Catholic School…
Read MoreNotices from Dec. 6, 2018 edition
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF GREENE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CECIL ROBERTSON CAUSE NO.: 2018-139-JB NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 26th day of November, 2018, by the Chancery Court of Greene County, Mississippi, to the undersigned Executor of the Estate of Cecil Robertson, deceased, notice…
Read MoreCasey named Offensive Player of the Year for Jones men’s soccer
The Jones College men’s soccer team had the best season in the program’s history this past fall and Greene County’s Justis Casey was a huge part of that success. Casey, a freshman from Leakesville, helped lead coach Brendan Connolly’s team to its first-ever MACJC title and its first-ever NJCAA district playoff appearance. The Bobcats also finished…
Read MoreGCHS soccer splits matches with Vancleave to open region play
From Staff Reports Soccer fans could not have asked for a more exciting region opener at GCHS Monday night as the Wildcats and Lady Cats split two nail-biters with visitng Vancleave. In men’s action, the Wildcats fell behind 0-1 after the first 40 minutes, but battled back with two second half goals to claim a…
Read MoreGCHS hoops teams finish second in Richton tourney
From Staff Reports The Greene County High School basketball teams had a solid run coming off the Thanksgiving break, claiming several key wins and finishing second in the Richton Rotary Tournament. Both teams dropped games to West Jones on Monday, but each was playing well heading into Monday’s final in the Richton Rotary Tournament. For…
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: Rural Mississippians deserve Internet service the same as anyone else
Ask any elected official in Mississippi if people living in rural areas deserve the same quality of life as people living in cities and you will probably get a quick “yes” but, that isn’t what current state policy says. Internet service has become a necessity for modern life, but far too many Mississippians live in…
Read MoreCharles H. ‘Chuck’ Burhorn
Leakesville A memorial service was held Monday, Dec. 3, at Sweetwater Missionary Baptist Church in Leakesville for Charles H. “Chuck” Burhorn, 73, of Leakesville, who passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, at Greene County Hospital. Burhorn was born in Jackson on April 24, 1945, to Leonard and Evelyn Burhorn. He graduated from Amory High School…
Read MoreJoshua Eugene Dodge
Irvington, Ala. Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 29, at Odd Fellows Hall in Bayou La Batre, Ala. for Joshua Eugene Dodge, 29, of Irvington, Ala., who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Since getting out of school, he was a commercial fisherman. Known for being loving and kind, he was loved by many and…
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