Greenwood Commonwealth

Retired Greenwood Commonwealth publisher Tim Kalich will be inducted into the Mississippi Press Hall of Fame during the 160th Annual Meeting of Mississippi Press on June 26 in Biloxi.

Organizations in Leflore County have the opportunity to partner with the Mississippi Council on Economic Education to bring free financial literacy and leadership programs to students and families in the community.

Greenwood’s representatives participated in this year’s Mississippi American Legion Boys State, held last month at University of Mississippi’s campus in Oxford. The rising high school seniors engaged in various civic leadership programs and mock local government simulation programs.

 BRENT MAZE Editor The Rev. Jim Phillips had prayed for two things in his ministry. The first was to serve as an associate pastor. The second was to have a 25-year pastorate with a church.

After taking it upon myself to research authoritarianism; I then did an AI search and asked, "does America still have a functioning democracy?" and the following was the answer I got:

Millsaps College edging out Ole Miss was among the interesting takeaways from the recent update to a key earnings metric by the U.S. Department of Education. The DOE released College Scorecard data showing median annual earnings for college graduates four years after they graduate.

For 5/29-6/2 All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. - GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT. ARRESTS Jordan Michael Bartlett, 44, 3138 County Road 132, Carrollton, felony embezzlement (four counts), jailed.

Donald Trump has expressed his belief that a record third impeachment against him might result if the Democrats take back control of the House of Representatives in the November mid-term elections.

Greenwood Leflore Hospital has pushed back its potential closure date from June 15 to July 31. Hospital officials met with staff today and issued a new updated Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act letter notifying them of the improved financial situation.

“[An] oil slick on the Cuyahoga River — polluted from decades of industrial waste — caught fire on a Sunday morning in June 1969 near the Republic Steel mill, causing about $100,000 worth of damage to two railroad bridges. Initially the fire drew little attention, either locally or nationally. The ‘69 fire was not even the first time that the river burned. Dating back to the beginning of the 20th century, the river had caught fire on several other occasions.