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By ANNETTE HARVISON Herald Staff The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced last week the members of the State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council and two Greene County High School students are included. Greene County High School senior Devon McClelland and junior Taylor Garretson will serve on the Student Advisory Council for the 2020-21 school year,…
Read MoreWaxing poetic…. The story of a legendary story teller
By ANNETTE HARVISON Herald Staff People often say they want to collect the stories of their elders to pass down along the generations. Just recently, I shared a story of a family that turned collective stories into a book. There’s a lady in Leakesville who is full of stories from the past, having known many…
Read MoreMan convicted in Greene County of sexual abuse of children has died in a Mississippi prison
From Staff Reports A former Greene County resident convicted of sexual battery of his granddaughter in 2019 has died in a Mississippi prison. Roger Lynn Holliman, Sr., 64, died Tuesday at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County. Corrections officers attempted to revive Holliman after he was found unresponsive in his single cell during a…
Read MoreLocals invited to ‘LetMSVote’ meeting concerning the recent change in the state flag
From Staff Reports Local residents concerned about the recent change in the Mississippi flag are being encouraged to attend an upcoming meeting. “SCV Camp 2215 would like to inform the public about a guest speaker that we our having at our regularly scheduled monthly meeting,” Camp Commander Kenny Smith said. “We would like to invite…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS… Body found in MCLAIN’s Turtle Lake
UPDATE: Police have confirmed the identity and notified the family of the person found dead this morning in McLain. Officials say they are investigating the death of Dalton Deakle, 26, whose body was discovered in the lake early Saturday. Am autopsy will be performed. BREAKING NEWS…. BODY FOUND IN McLAIN. Law enforcement officials and investigators…
Read MoreCommission Picks Top Flag Submissions
Special to the Herald The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag considered the nearly 3,000 flag submissions and narrowed their choices to 147. Readers can view the choices here: https://picti.net/X7UB8. Commission members will rank the top ten choices, and during the next meeting on August 14, the commissioners will select five flags for final consideration. These five…
Read MoreMississippi regional jail hit hard by coronavirus outbreak
LUCEDALE (AP) — More than half of all inmates at a regional jail in south Mississippi have tested positive for the new coronavirus, a warden said Thursday. George County Regional Correctional Facility in Lucedale has the largest COVID-19 outbreak at any prison or jail in the state, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The warden…
Read MoreUPDATED: Local business under fire after racist Facebook post linked to owner
UPDATED: This reported was updated after the Herald was able to get comments directly from Bruce Babcock, one of the owners of the food truck business involved in the story. Chef in A Box owner says Facebook page was hacked, denies posting racist comments From Staff Reports The owner of a local food business is…
Read MoreNew county employee policy put in place during contentious meeting regarding Covid-19 closure of county tax office
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor Two county employees tested positive for the coronavirus last week prompting a temporary closure of the Greene County Tax Assessor / Collector’s office and forcing county supervisors to set a new employee policy for dealing with Covid-19 issues. The tax assessor’s office was shuttered last week after two employees tested positive…
Read MoreGreene County School District SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST
See PDF versions of the supply lists for Greene County schools below GCSD Supply List 1 GCSD Supply List 2 GCSD Supply List 3
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