Magee Courier-Simpson County News

06/19/2026

Greenwood Leflore Hospital has cleared one major hurdle in completing a transfer of its ownership to another operator.

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees unanimously approved a request from the University of Mississippi Medical Center to take ownership of Greenwood Leflore Hospital, which is situated on approximately 14.5 acres of land on River Road.

Greenwood Leflore Hospital has cleared one major hurdle in completing a transfer of its ownership to another operator. The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees unanimously approved a request from the University of Mississippi Medical Center to take ownership of Greenwood Lef...

06/18/2026

I opened a new bottle of hand lotion the other day and put some on. Afterwards, I noticed that there were directions for applying the lotion: “Gently massage onto dry skin.”

I opened a new bottle of hand lotion the other day and put some on. Afterwards, I noticed that there were directions for applying the lotion: “Gently massage onto dry skin.”

06/18/2026

ATLANTA –FEMA approved more than $13 million in funding to support nine recovery projects in Mississippi

06/18/2026

On Tuesday, June 16th, Delores Vinson decided she had missed her husband ‘Piff’ long enough. She is not concerned with the worries of this world or a worn out body any longer. She’s had a great adventure throughout this life and said many times that she has been loved all her life.

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

An editorial opinion by The Greenwood Commonwealth: Brendan Sorsby switched gears this week and decided to take his game to the NFL instead of Texas Tech, but the Texas court ruling that would have made the admitted gambler eligible to play at Tech remains troubling..

06/18/2026

The word epic is defined as something majestic or great. In the 1980s it was used in conjunction with the word dude, especially in the surfing world – “epic, dude!” Surf boarding is surfing in the ocean, not to be confused with surfing the web.

06/18/2026

The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 18 arrests from June 8 to June 15.

06/18/2026

Greenwood Leflore Hospital has filed a motion asking a federal judge to order the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to release $2.48 million from the Mississippi Hospital Access Program to ensure the financially plagued hospital will stay open until July 31 while Mississippi's Institutions of Higher Learning considers accepting the donation of the property Thursday.

If payment is withheld, it will jeopardize an agreement for University of Mississippi Medical Center to take over the hospital on Aug. 1 and force the hospital to close June 30. The agreement is on the agenda for IHL’s board of trustees meeting Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Universities Center in Jackson.

Greenwood Leflore Hospital has filed a motion asking a federal judge to order the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to release $2.48 million from the Mississippi Hospital Access Program to ensure the financially plagued hospital will stay open until July 31 while Mississippi's Institutions of Higher....

06/17/2026

David H. Counts, age 87, passed away on June 6, 2026, at Hillcrest Nursing Center in Magee, MS. David was born in Rayville, LA, to James Andrew and Gladys Ester Jordan Counts. He was the third child of twelve in his family.