GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A longtime police officer is moving up to become chief in a Mississippi city.

Terrence Craft has worked for the Greenwood Police Department for 17 years. He was...

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GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Officials in part of the Mississippi Delta say beaver dams in creeks and other bodies of water could lead to flooding on roadways during the rainy winter...

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Employees of a city in the Mississippi Delta will not receive COVID-19 hazard pay because their contracts don't specify they can receive extra money for dangerous...

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a bright side in one South Carolina prosecutor's office.

The 8th Circuit Solicitor's Office allows people to donate toys to needy...

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GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — The trial for a former Catholic Church friar accused of sex abuse at a Mississippi school has been postponed.

Paul West, a former member of the Franciscan religious...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A guard at a South Carolina prison has been fired following her arrest on drug trafficking charges, the state Department of Corrections said.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Ten people were shot, two fatally, during a post-funeral gathering in Mississippi over the weekend, police said.

Jonathan Pitts, 42, and his sister Katrina Pitts,...

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man with previous convictions has been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of his former girlfriend.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A rural Mississippi hospital that has faced financial losses the past several years is hiring a new CEO who has been the top executive at hospitals in Virginia, Georgia and...

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Police in South Carolina are investigating after a 9-year-old child shot himself while playing with a gun.

The Greenwood Police Department said it happened Thursday...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal prison guard in Mississippi is accused of taking bribes to get forbidden items to an inmate.

Wesley Hughes, 28, of Greenwood, pleaded not guilty at his...

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Four people are in custody after surrendering to face charges in the death of a 16-year-old who was killed last month in a drive-by shooting after an argument at a graduation...

WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) — A large producer of wood pellets that are burned for electricity is buying a pellet plant in southeast Georgia for $175 million.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has died after he was shot near the main tourist strip in Myrtle Beach, the third shooting in the area in a little more than a week.

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — An officer in South Carolina fatally shot a man with a gun who fired first during a struggle, hitting the officer's bulletproof vest, police said.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A school district in the Mississippi Delta should wait to try to borrow money because voters might be reluctant to support a bond issue during the coronavirus pandemic,...

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who has given speeches about the need to reduce violence is now accused of beating another man to death with a baseball bat.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of a man who injured his wife by dousing her with hot grease after she said she was planning to leave...

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi mayor says she thinks roadside litter is getting worse, but cameras are deterring people from illegally dumping big items that should go to...

A congressman is asking the Department of Justice to investigate settlements to two men who say they were victims of clergy abuse at a Catholic school in Mississippi.

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Parents of a 7-year-old South Carolina girl said she died one minute into a surgery to have her tonsils removed.

Paisley Elizabeth Grace Cogsdill died Friday at a...

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A prison chaplain in South Carolina was arrested Tuesday after an inmate performed a sex act on him in his office at a women's prison, authorities said.

WARE SHOALS, S.C. (AP) — Someone concerned about the health of a puppy they bought in South Carolina led deputies to a puppy mill where more than 270 animals were being kept in deplorable...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman who fatally stabbed her abuser will spend 15 years in prison for her role in his death.

Tiffany Jenae Carroll, 32, of Greenwood, pleaded guilty...

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Catholic priests known as Redemptorists have spent five years expanding outreach to the Hispanic community in the Mississippi Delta.

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GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina threw out charges against six men in a shooting at the Greenwood Mall, saying prosecutors never proved any of them had a gun, fired the weapon or...

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A city in the Mississippi Delta is taking on $6.3 million of debt to pay for street improvements.

Greenwood is issuing bonds to finance repaving and other projects....

LAURENS, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols has died.

Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Vickie Cheek said the 76-year-old coroner died in the hospital on...

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A second school district in South Carolina wants to change to a year-round calendar.

The Greenwood County District 50 School Board approved the calendar change last...

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi family will hold a funeral next month for a soldier who died during the Korean War.

The remains of U.S. Army Cpl. Joe T. Avant were identified in...

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi animal shelter has been over capacity for months, forcing it to stop taking in any animals brought in by the public.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Bank robbery charges have been dismissed against a Mississippi man who was jailed for months without any noticeable progress in the case.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — At 17, Paul Murrell Stewart pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in a grisly shooting spree that left two men...

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A man who set a fire at a South Carolina Walmart to divert attention as he stole a case of beer has been sentenced to the maximum of 15 years in prison.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city will revive its efforts to collect about $2.8 million that people owe in overdue fines.

The Greenwood Commonwealth reports that Greenwood officials...

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Visitors thirsting for an option to make sure they can stay hydrated on the go now have an eco-friendly answer at their fingertips in one South Carolina city.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — You stink, stay out!

That's the message from one Mississippi Delta convenience store to workers at a neighboring soybean oil mill.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A city in the Mississippi Delta is increasing its tax rate by 4% for 2019-2020 fiscal year, beginning Oct. 1.

The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the Greenwood City...

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina county will likely have to take off a third of 27 projects it wanted to complete after passing a sales tax increase in 2016.

State officials on Friday moved toward approving one new charter school this year, acting on the recommendation of consultants who reviewed applications.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman whose loose donkey caused a fatal car crash has been ordered to pay more than $2 million in a wrongful death lawsuit.

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for robbing a U-Haul store and attempting to kill two women inside of it.