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    The outpatient physical rehabilitation clinic will be closing within 15 days as a part of a layoff of 86 employees at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. A limited staff of physical therapists will remain on staff during that time while patients transition to other physical therapy clinics in the area.

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    Hospital laying off 86, dropping 4 services

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    Financially teetering Greenwood Leflore Hospital is laying off 86 employees and eliminating four more of its services in the hopes of surviving long enough to be taken over by another operator.

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    J.Z. George pitcher Saralyn Roberts hurls a pitch to the plate during a recent game. The Lady Jaguars dropped a 26-10 decision to Riverside Tuesday night.

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    The Amanda Elzy girls fast-pitch softball team erupted for 21 runs in the bottom of the first inning in taking down Region 3-3A foe Humphreys County 22-6 Tuesday at Elzy’s field.
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    Services for Rakavious Hayes of Dallas will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at East Percy Street Christian Church.

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    The Greenwood Exchange Club will gets its 2026 baseball and softball seasons started Monday.
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Photo by Brent Maze, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The outpatient physical rehabilitation clinic will be closing within 15 days as a part of a layoff of 86 employees at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. A limited staff of physical therapists will remain on staff during that time while patients transition to other physical therapy clinics in the area.

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Financially teetering Greenwood Leflore Hospital is laying off 86 employees and eliminating four more of its services in the hopes of surviving long enough to be taken over by another operator.

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