Employees of the Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center walked off the job Friday, shutting down the center.

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Under the Senate proposals, teachers could receive a $2,000 pay increase and students would be allowed to transfer between ...

Columnist Sid Salter says kitchen-table issues have historically impacted what appear to be “safe” races in the most ...

The report states graduation rates and the number of third graders passing reading assessments are making gains. Mississippi ...

Head to Biloxi on January 7 to see the Richrath Project perform the music of REO Speedwagon at The Sanctuary. Ty Herndon will ...

Dorothy Glenn, who served on the Greenwood City Council for nearly six years, has died. She was 69. Mayor Kenderick Cox has ...

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

Agritourism generates approximately $150 million annually in the state and is now one of the fastest-growing tourism markets.

December state revenue collections came in $74.2 million, or 12.99% above the revised revenue estimate. As lawmakers get down ...

With deep love and enduring gratitude for his life, the family of Byron Baine Sharpe Jr. announces his passing on Jan. 5, ...