Greene County News

FBI Safe Streets Task Force: Adrion "Baby Banks" Strickland, 34, fugitive from justice, convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to sell.

State health officials today lifted the precautionary boil-water alert for customers getting their drinking water from the Town of Leakesville water supply in Greene County.

Jackson - State health officials on Monday issued a boil-water notice for customers who get their drinking water from the Town of Leakesville water supply in Greene County.

The Mississippi Supreme Court is ordering a study of laws and rules related to domestic abuse.

Damien Henderson, a former teacher at McLain Junior High School, has pleaded guilty in Greene County Circuit Court to child exploitation for sending sexually explicit text messages to a former student.

LEAKESVILLE - A former Greene County teacher will spend the next 10 years behind bars for text messaging a former student and soliciting sex.

“Chemicals, fuel and plastic cost more than they did last year, and our profits get slimmer and slimmer.”

May 9, 2008 10:27 AM, By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Ag Communications Few growers remain in the strawberry business in Mississippi, but consumers still like to buy local produce because of its fresh taste. via Delta Farm Press

“When my son got murdered, they dismembered my son and put him and his girlfriend in my son's freezer”

Inmates at the state prison in Leakesville came face to face on Wednesday with victims of violent crime. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

“I was not surprised with how the vote went”

LEAKESVILLE - George Regional Health System will now lease the Greene County hospital and nursing home, taking the reins from a company that had managed the facilities since 2005. via Hattiesburg American

Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District has announced the election of its board of directors officers. via Hattiesburg American

The Department of Energy announced today its intent to hold public meetings in April in George, Greene and Jackson County about the Richton salt dome project.

The meetings are as follows:

Greene County - April 8; 2-8 p.m.; Greene County High School, 4336 High School Road, Leakesville

George County - April 9; 2-8 p.m.; George County Senior Center, 7102 Hwy. 198 E., Lucedale

Jackson County: April 10; 2-8 p.m.; B.E. Mac McGinty Civic Center, 2902 Shortcut Road, Pascagoula.

These meetings are for public comment on the potential use of the Pascagoula River to hollow out a giant salt cavern near Richton, in Perry County, to store petroleum in the event of an emergency that threatens the nation's oil supply. An earlier environmental assessment addressed the use of the smaller Leaf River for the project, which was later deemed too small to accommodate the freshwater needs of the project. Read more

Bluegrass music will highlight a five-day festival April 8-12 in Greene County. The event will be held at the Greene County Rural Events Center. via Hattiesburg American

“Some of those kids are getting up at 5 and 5:30 in the morning so they can get to the bus at 6 a.m.”

Weeds and brush grow around a rusted merry-go-round and a fallen down swing set where children played 20 years ago. via Hattiesburg American

“What will happen if you take too much water from the Leaf River?”

I am continually amazed at the power the so-called environmentalists pose. All they have to do is ask a question and our congressional representatives spend millions to study the question and provide an answer. via Hattiesburg American

“Often times, there are graphic explanations about what happened at the incident that I don't think the public benefits from knowing”

A father fights for access to information about his son's death during a law enforcement chase, only to find that Mississippi's sunshine laws don't require the public release of investigative records. via The Mississippi Press

“Prosecutors from all over the state recognized the need we have from Hurricane Katrina”

District attorneys in South Mississippi are hoping to keep the extra prosecutors and investigators they hired with federal grant money after Katrina.

Whether they do or not will be up to the Legislature.

Coast district attorneys Tony Lawrence and Cono Caranna say the need for extra prosecutors since the storm is there and isn't going away, so the push is on to have the state pick up the cost for the larger staffs.

The federal money runs out in September.

'The problem after Katrina is that crime increased,' Lawrence said. Initially, he needed help to catch up with the backlog created when Katrina stopped the court system. Read more

Health officials issued a boil-water alert Thursday for Leakesville residents who receive water from the supply in Greene County. via Hattiesburg American

“It is a good fit for us in a number of ways.”

Thanks but no thanks. That's the message from the Concerned Citizens and Taxpayers of Greene County to the George Regional Health System's bid to take over the operation of Greene County's hospital and nursing ... via Hattiesburg American

“The sportsmen are starting to hammer on me about why we haven't stepped up to oppose this project”

Greene County may join its neighbor George County in potential opposition to the proposed strategic petroleum reserve storage facility in the Richton salt dome. via Hattiesburg American

State health officials today lifted the precautionary boil-water alert for customers who get their drinking water from the town of Leakesville water supply in Greene County. via Hattiesburg American