Its playoff time for the Wildcats…
GCHS baseball back in the postseason for second straight year after win at FCAHS By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor When the Greene County Wildcats hit the road this Friday to take on Richland in the first round of the MHSAA State Baseball Playoffs it will mark the second straight postseason berth for Coach Nick Chatham and…
Read MoreWreck causes closure of US 98, traffic being rerouted through Leakesville
From Staff Reports Traffic in Leakesville is expected to increase dramatically this afternoon after public safety officials close U.S. 98 near McLain in the aftermath of an auto accident. A spokesperson with the Mississippi Highway Patrol said just after lunch Wednesday that traffic would begin to be detoured off the 4-lane highway around 2:30 p.m.…
Read MoreRobertson warns residents of potential for severe weather
From Staff Reports Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Trent Robertson is warning area residents of the potential for severe weather over the next 24-36 hours. Robertson said Friday afternoon that a weather system moving across the country could produce severe thunderstorms in the area, with heavy rain and the potential for damaging winds or possibly…
Read MoreIN GREENE COUNTY CHANCERY COURT Published 4-12-2018
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on the August 1, 2002, Donald J. Barker, executed a Deed of Trust to David S. Raines, Trustee for the use and benefit of Oceans Funding Company, Inc., which Deed of Trust is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Greene County, Mississippi, in…
Read MoreSchool district seeks bids on 16th Sec. timber sale
MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSION INVITATION FOR BIDS STUMPAGE FOR SALE ON 16-3N-7W, Greene County, Mississippi Sealed bids will be received by the Greene County School District at P.O. 1329 Leakesville, MS 39451 up to and not later than 10:00 a.m. May 8, 2018, for the purchase on a lump sum basis of all timber, standing or…
Read MorePublic hearing set for proposed closure of part of Alton Brownlee Loop
Order Directing Clerk to Post NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ABANDONMENT OF ROAD Whereas, the Board of Supervisors of Greene County, Mississippi (“the County”) have determined that, pursuant to Mississippi Code Section 65-7-121(1)(d), the public public interest or convenience does not require the following described public road(s) and/or portion of public road(s) to remain open to the…
Read MoreSupervisors soliciting bids for financing of equipment, $250,000 loan for bridge repair
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Public Notice is hereby given that the Greene County, Mississippi Board of Supervisors invites and will receive written, sealed bids until 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018 at the Supervisor’s office at the Greene County Courthouse in Leakesville, Mississippi for: (1) Financing quotes for a 36 month term for the purchase…
Read MoreLedet earns honors from MCEF
Program honors top-performing vocational students From Staff Reports Darby Ledet, a junior at Greene County High School and a part of the Greene County Vo-Tech’s welding program, is being honored by the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation as student of the month for the state’s southern region. As a standout in regional and state craft competitions,…
Read MoreLocal teenager killed in auto accident
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor Friends and family are mourning the death of a Leakesville teenager who died Monday from injuries sustained in a weekend auto accident. Mason Rayborn Clark, 19, passed away Monday afternoon in a Jackson hospital. Clark was the only occupant in a single vehicle accident that occurred on Miss. 57. According to…
Read MoreCourt Filings for the week of Mar. 29, 2018
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF GREENE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES F. BLUE, DECEASED CAUSE NO. 2017-26-MLF BETTY S. BLUE, EXECUTRIX SUMMONS TO: ALL WRONGFUL-DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JAMES F. BLUE, DECEASED, WHOSE NAMES AND ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PETITIONER IN THIS CAUSE AFTER…
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