Ethel “Leona” Bishop, 96, of Madison passed away peacefully on July 8, 2025, at home, surrounded by her loving daughters.

Preston Eugene Cantner of McCarley passed from this life to the next on May 8, 2025, at the age of 74 at University Medical Center in Jackson.

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Mark Elwyn Hoyt departed this life to enter his eternal rest. He was a beloved husband, son, brother, father, uncle, grandfather, teacher and witness to many of the eternal ...

For all his smarts and business success, Elon Musk is the mosquito who can’t stay away from the purple bug-zapper light.

WINONA — Services for Nina Sue Little Brooks of Winona were held Monday, July 7, 2025, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. Burial followed in the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery in Carroll ...

As Congress becomes increasingly polarized, it has left little room for independence. The latest example comes from North Carolina, where Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced he would retire rather ...

We’ve brought a new reporter to Greenwood through a national program called Report for America — a nonprofit that places journalists in local newsrooms to cover stories that would otherwise go untold.

Diners turned watchful eyes to the stage as Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade took to the podium. He visited Stewpot Community ...

Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday announced that voters in three different areas of the state will choose new legislators in a November 4 special election.

Leflore County’s overall tax assessments increased significantly this year despite a reduction in personal property taxes. Tax Assessor Leroy Ware addressed the Board of Supervisors during a meeting ...

Editor, Commonwealth: My young son had a recent tennis lesson with Greenwood’s own homegrown and newest tennis pro, Brady McDaniel. I hope others of all ages will learn and develop their game with him ...

Services for Lester Totten Jr. of Greenwood will be at noon Friday at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Totten, 86, died Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at his home. He was a retired truck driver.