Leflore County bond issue gets new life

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg - Wed Nov 25

The Leflore County Board of Supervisors voted to move forward on a $2.3 million bond issue that was voted down in a Nov.

Bank sues BR developer

2theadvocate.com - Sat Nov 21

A Mississippi bank has sued developer James G. Tanner III and one of his firms, City View Condominiums LLC, for $1.7 million, claiming City View failed to make payments from July through October on a $2.2 million loan.

Rural Miss. church mourns stabbing death of pastor

Picayune Item - Thu Nov 19

Members of a tiny church in the rural Mississippi Delta are mourning the loss of their pastor who was found stabbed to death in his own home this past weekend.

Teenager struck by car dies

The South Mississippi Sun Herald - Fri Nov 13

An 18-year-old girl died at Greenwood Leflore Hospital after being hit by a car on U.S. Highway 82.

Men accused of shooting officer plead not guilty

WLOX-TV Biloxi - Wed Nov 11

An escaped inmate from a Mississippi prison and another man accused of attempted murder in the shooting of a Nashville police officer have pleaded not guilty to all charges.

People in Business

The Clarion-Ledger - Sat Nov 07

Kathy Whicker has been appointed to the board of directors. She is is a retired teacher from the Greenwood and Leflore County school districts.

3 On Your Side: Corporal punishment

WLBT-TV Jackson - Fri Nov 06

Earlier this year, an 11-year-old student in Greenwood, Mississippi sued the LeFlore County School District after suffering deep bruising, and possible kidney damage, from a severe paddling at school.

Leflore works to improve residents' health

The Clarion-Ledger - Tue Nov 03

Leflore County is on track to receive as much as $2.5 million in federal funding in an effort to develop healthy lifestyles.

Officer shot in inmate escape sues prison company

Picayune Item - Sat Oct 31

A Nashville police officer who was seriously wounded when police said he was shot by an escaped inmate filed a lawsuit Friday against the company that runs the prison where the convicted robber was housed.

Nashville officer shot on I-40 sues CCA for $14 million

The Tennessean - Sat Oct 31

The Metro police officer shot after a prison break in June has filed suit against Corrections Corporation of America, alleging that the company is responsible for the failures that led to the shooting suspect's escape and the subsequent shooting.