Tim Kalich

Hospital officials say the COVID-related shutdown of many elective surgeries in August contributed to the red ink.

Latest financial report of Greenwood Leflore Hospital shows losses of $2 million in August and $13.2 million for first 11 months of budget year. For same 11 months last year, loss was under $1 million.

Greenwood Leflore Hospital Board has begun a closed-door session with members of county and city boards to discuss, among other things, concerns about publicly owned hospital’s declining financial picture.

Kenderick Cox has announced on Facebook that he will not challenge Carolyn McAdams’ 94-vote victory in the Greenwood mayoral race. McAdams will soon begin her fourth term.

Totals in for Greenwood mayor’s race. Carolyn McAdams 1600, Kendrick Cox 1508. Incumbent McAdams declares victory. Cox declines to say whether he is conceding.

Validation of affidavit ballots in Greenwood mayoral race completed. Election commissioners begin the count. Commissioner John Downs estimates process to take another hour to finish and produce complete but unofficial totals. https://t.co/EtQaKdQM6I

Greenwood mayoral candidate Kendrick Cox watches as election officials go through the roughly 190 affidavit and curbside ballots in Tuesday’s election. He trails incumbent Carolyn McAdams, who is also on hand to observe, by 142 votes. No updates yet. https://t.co/gCBKI0n152

Easter, for many, symbolizes a new beginning. For Christians, it is a day to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. https://t.co/w0B6kVNK21

Op-ed: Tim Kalich acknowledges being way off in what he expected from the pandemic when it hit this country a year ago. https://t.co/92riOFZvTx

Education: Integrating computer science programs in public schools can help prepare Mississippi children for where the economy is going. https://t.co/F41C9O5W3s

Op-ed: Sadly, if the slaughter of schoolchildren won't move Congress to adopt sensible gun controls, neither will the deaths of massage parlor workers and grocery store shoppers. https://t.co/gZvySi857g

The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District now has a new fleet of vehicles to assist with its operations. https://t.co/TvXCOj4eyf

As Greenwood Fire Chief Marcus Banks picked up his mother from the family home in Philipp to take her to Greenwood Leflore Hospital on a spring day last year, he wondered in the back of his mind if she had had any exposure to COVID-19. https://t.co/DEgEeU07AN

With vaccines rolling out steadily throughout Mississippi, local safety and business leaders are predicting what the next step in the pandemic might be. https://t.co/c8bI8HmOyy

BREAKING NEWS: Major upgrade to https://t.co/GJUM42EJ4X will allow for reader posting of news plus lots of additional features. https://t.co/YyHO2Y2kyd

The Commonwealth will be unveiling a new website on Monday that will provide more news and greater opportunities for the community to contribute to it. https://t.co/YyHO2Y2kyd

Editorial: But if the Legislature is going to let a couple of local governments impose them, it should give that option to all of them. https://t.co/oNiNcGuGAM