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Services for Dennis Earl Cheeks Sr. will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Cheeks, 94, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at his home. He was a self-employed carpenter.

Services for Albert Tate Jr. of Greenwood will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Century Funeral Home. Mr. Tate, 76, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at his residence. He was a retired oil mill worker. Visitation ...

The committee also passed measures to explore future school district consolidations, restrict the use of cellphones in ...

In some areas of Mississippi, such as Oxford and Lafayette County, schools will remain closed for the rest of the week.

The governor noted that weather hazards, debris, and road conditions are making it difficult to restore power to the over 150 ...

Mississippi Republicans and Democrats will choose their party nominees in the Primary Elections, with the winners advancing ...

As of 2:30 p.m. today, approximately 52,000 customers remain without power, down from a peak of approximately 67,670 outages.

If enacted, a bill would create the “Mississippi Health and Welfare Efficiency Task Force” to examine the state’s delivery of ...

Tucked into Monroe County, Mardi Gras in Aberdeen began the way many good ideas do: scribbled on a napkin. If you had told me ...

Gerard Edic joined The Greenwood Commonwealth in July as our new reporter covering stories of public safety, including ...

Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar says he will allow his committee to vote on the House’s school choice measure, but he’s still convinced the proposal to spend public money on private ...