VoteCast: Mississippi voters divided on state of nation
By KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press Voters casting midterm election ballots in Mississippi are divided over the state of the nation, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate. As voters cast ballots for U.S. Senate and members of Congress in Tuesday’s elections, AP VoteCast found that 52 percent of Mississippi voters said the country is…
Read MoreELECTION… Hyde-Smith, Espy in Senate runoff, Wicker wins other race
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON (AP) — A Republican appointed to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi and one of her Democratic challengers will compete in a Nov. 27 runoff. Mississippi voters will either elect a woman to the Senate for the first time ever or will send a black man to the Senate for…
Read MoreELECTION…. Mississippi’s 3rd District stays GOP, incumbents win
By JEFF AMY, Associated Press JACKSON (AP) — Mississippians in the 3rd District elected a Republican district attorney as the state’s newest member of Congress on Tuesday, choosing Michael Guest of Brandon over Democratic state Rep. Michael Ted Evans of Preston. The state’s other three congressional incumbents held their seats easily, with Republicans Trent Kelly and…
Read MoreELECTION RESULTS… Clark, Denmark claim school board posts
County splits over McDaniel, Hyde-Smith in Senate race From Staff Reports As expected, a higher number of voters turned out for Tuesday’s mid-term election than has been typical in recent history. In all, 52.3 percent of the county’s 7,197 registered voters went to their polling places Tuesday or voted by absentee ballot. Greene County Circuit…
Read MoreIt is football playoff time … Cats to host McComb in Round 1 this Fri.
Impressive win at Sumrall earns GCHS No. 2 seed By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor Big-time teams come up with big-time plays in big games. The Greene County Wildcats did just that Friday night at Sumrall, defeating the Bobcats and one of the state’s most highly-touted offensive players to claim the No. 2 spot in Region 7-4A…
Read MoreBig event planned for Saturday in Leakesville
From Staff Reports The Town of Leakesville’s Events Planning Committee is hosting its fall community-wide yard sale Saturday morning beginning at 7 a.m. The committee began hosting this event two years ago to get residents out and about and involved with one another. The event is hosted twice a year, in the spring and again…
Read MoreTime for talking is almost over. It’s time to cast those ballots
Voters will choose representatives for federal, regional and local posts on Tues. By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor Greene County voters will go to the polls Tuesday with several key elected positions up for grabs, including seats in the U.S. Congress, regional judicial posts and two positions on the county school board. The hottest races locally,…
Read MoreIn Greene County Chancery Court from 11-1-2018 edition
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF GREENE SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF LAND WHEREAS, on the 23rd day of June 2017, GRADY A. PEACOCK, a married man, executed a certain deed of trust to Douglas T. Luce, Jr., Trustee, for the use and benefit of CENTURY BANK, a Mississippi corporation, which said deed of…
Read MoreCounty supervisors to put surplus excavator up for bid
Order Directing Clerk to Give NOTICE OF SALE OF SURPLUS COUNTY PROPERTY Whereas, Greene County, Mississippi, by and through its Board of Supervisors, By virtue of Mississippi Code Section 19-7-5, has determined certain personal property of the County to be surplus. Further, the County considers it necessary and in promotion of the best interests of…
Read MoreIN GREENE CO CHANCERY COURT 10-25-18 Edition
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF GREENE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI BETTY J. HOLLIS; PLAINTIFF VS. JEREMIAH SCOTT CLARK and ASHLEY DAWN CLARK; DEFENDANTS CAUSE NO.: 2018 – 131-MLF RULE 81 SUMMONS To: ASHLEY DAWN CLARK and JEREMIAH SCOTT CLARK and anyone having an interest in the minor children, E.B.C., M.S.C., or N.G.C., who are not to be…
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