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Greenwood Leflore Hospital weighing possible takeover bid by UMMC, letter of intent shows
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Sat,03/07/26-8:48PM , 2,633 Reads 12,732 Statewide
Greenwood Leflore Hospital signed a letter of intent to discuss the possibility of the University of Mississippi Medical Center taking over its services, according to state and local officials and an excerpted document obtained by Mississippi Today.
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Parents line up at Claudine Brown Elementary School to pick up their children Thursday afternoon. The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board voted Wednesday to close Claudine Brown and Threadgill Primary schools, effective with the start of the 2026-2027 school year.

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Claudine Brown, Threadgill Primary schools will close
By TAYLOR THOMPSON
Thu,03/05/26-3:43PM , 6,392 Reads
The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board voted Wednesday to close Claudine Brown Elementary and Threadgill Primary schools.
The move will take effect at the start of the 2026-2027 school year.
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Pillow fifth grader seeks donor for bone marrow transplant
By TAYLOR THOMPSON
Sat,03/07/26-2:00AM , 2,036 Reads 17,355 Statewide
Cate Hargett, an 11-year-old in Greenwood, needs a bone marrow transplant as the search for her perfect donor match continues.
Cate, who dreams of becoming a librarian or author, was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder when she was 2 months old.
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Peyton Fandel has worked for Planters Bank & Trust since 2020, is this year’s president of the Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce.

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Profile 2026: Peyton Fandel — Eager to give back: Bank executive is this year’s chamber president
By DAVID MONROE
Thu,03/05/26-7:00PM , 1,450 Reads
When Peyton Fandel moved to Greenwood in 2020 to begin working at Planters Bank & Trust Co. after spending a few years as a physical therapist, it was a big change.

He had taken no classes related to banking and had taken only general classes in math. But he became interested in banking because of its service component.
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