Memorial service to be held for late Hollandale mayor
HOLLANDALE — A memorial service is scheduled for tomorrow for Hollandale Mayor Melvin Willis Sr., who died Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was 65. City clerk Helen Johnson says Willis had taken...
View ArticleLove wins special election for Delta town mayor
HOLLANDALE — Former city alderman Freddie Love has been elected mayor of Hollandale. The Delta Democrat Times reports Love defeated former mayor Willie Burnside in Tuesday’s special election runoff....
View ArticleAnother Delta airport lands funding for taxiway, emergency rescue
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making more than $2 million available to rehabilitate a critical taxiway at the Mid-Delta Regional Airport in Greenville and to purchase...
View ArticleDeaths in 2013 force two special elections
Two Mississippi towns are holding special elections to replace city leaders who died late last year. Former city alderman Freddie Love and former mayor Willie Burnside will be in a Jan. 21 runoff for...
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