Greenville delays vote on rules for to-go cups of alcohol
A city in the Mississippi Delta will wait a while before possibly letting people walk out of bars and restaurants with alcohol in to-go cups.
Teacher barred for 12 years after dragging student by hair
Fired, criminally charged and with her state teaching license on the line, Linda Winters-Johnson admitted Wednesday that she’d been wrong to drag a special education student by the hair across the gym floor at Greenville High School.
Greenville school board says it’s firing superintendent
A day after refusing to clarify his status, the Greenville school board definitively said Friday that it’s firing its superintendent immediately.
Teacher accused of dragging student indicted
A former Greenville teacher has been indicted on a misdemeanor charge of abusing a vulnerable person.
Teacher faces inquiry after video shows her dragging student
A Mississippi teacher faces investigations after a video shows her dragging a student by the hair at Greenville High School.
Greenville City Council votes to remove state flag
The Greenville City Council has voted to remove the Mississippi state flag from all city properties and buildings.
2 men plead guilty to killing Greenville WWII veteran
Two Greenville men have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a World War II veteran who was also known as the Delta region’s first “Hot Tamale King.”
Greenville police officer charged in slaying of her husband
A Greenville police officer is charged with murder in the shooting death of her husband.
Mars to invest $31 million, hire 25 in Greenville
Mars Food, which makes Uncle Ben’s Rice and other products at its Greenville plant, will invest $31 million to modernize operations and expand research at the plant.
Police probe fatal stabbing at Greenville school
A homicide investigation is underway after a fatal stabbing on the campus of a Greenville elementary school.
Ex-Miss. school superintendent to report to prison
Former Greenville Public School District superintendent Harvey Franklin must report to prison by Jan. 6 to begin serving more than six years in a federal bribery case related to a $1.4 million reading program for children.
Greenville ex-officer loses suit over Facebook firing
A federal judge has ruled against a former police officer who argued in a lawsuit that Greenville officials violated her free speech rights by firing her over comments posted on a social networking site.
Ex-officer sues Greenville officials over firing related to Facebook
A former police officer claims in a lawsuit that Greenville officials violated her free speech rights by firing her over comments on a social networking site.
Sentencing set for man in counterfeit money case
GREENVILLE — A man accused of using counterfeit money at stores and yard sales in north Mississippi is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 30 in federal court in Greenville.