Greenwood, MS: A significant military battle occurred here when Confederate forces successfully…read moredrove back three Union ironclads, forcing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to seek another route to Vicksburg. "Star of the West" : In 1861 the first shot of the War between the States was fired at this vessel in Charleston Harbor at Fort Sumter. The "Star of the West" was captured by Confederates and scuttled (deliberate sinking of a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull) in 1863 in the Tallahatchie River at Fort Pemberton, three miles from Greenwood."

I always have a good experience with the DMV or homestead exemption taxes while at the Hinds County…read moreChancellory Court. Almost no lines and kind, helpful staff.

" Historical Court House Still In Use "…read more Because of the history of massive flooding on the Mississippi River and damage caused during the Civil War, the town of Greenville was moved northward. A new courthouse was built near the corner of Poplar and Nelson Streets. That building was replaced by the current two and a half-story building, constructed in 1891 and opened in 1892. It was modified in 1930, 1950, 1965 and 1976, tripling its original size. It is one of the few remaining examples of a stone Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse in Mississippi. We toured the court house on a day it was closed and was able to actually walk inside the courtrooms. Nice tour !