The Jaguars of J.Z. George got off to a rousing start in Region 3-2A play with a doubleheader sweep of Charleston High School ...

Greenwood High School linebacker Frederrick Ford received an offer from the University of Missouri this past week. That makes ...

Itta Bena aldermen were asked Tuesday to consider the future of the old city hall building. At the board meeting, Mayor Mary ...

Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s  net position decreased by $8.69 million during fiscal year 2025 due to a nearly $13.3 million ...

Last week, I was reading a magazine article about a birthday party a grandmother had given for her granddaughter’s second ...

The Pillow Academy golf team hosted its annual invitational Thursday at the Greenwood Country Club. Pillow’s ‘A’ team shot a 342. Only the top four low scores are used in the team total.

An employee of the Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center has filed a federal lawsuit against the Leflore County Board of Supervisors over the unpaid labor she and her colleagues performed while ...

Native” may be the new buzzword for choosing landscape plants, but it often gets in the way of good gardening.

The Greenwood Commonwealth recently received 14 awards during the Mississippi Press Association’s Better Newspaper Advertising Contest.

I was pondering all the things that are different or strange that happen in our lives — some I never would have ever thought about but yet have come about in my life.

Itta Bena is working to improve a portion of its sewer system after Bank of Commerce approved a loan to the city for matching grant funds. “We have a lot that needs to be worked on with the sewer, but ...

I wrote this story about Cate over 10 years ago to help get the word out about a blood and bone marrow match drive held in Cate’s honor. Cate is now 11 and a fifth grader at Pillow Academy. Over the ...