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Concerns raised about school business manager's hiring, raise
By TAYLOR THOMPSON - Staff Writer
Thu,07/24/25-2:00AM , 4497 Reads
Two members of the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board have expressed concerns about the hiring of Kellia Washington as the district’s business manager and the salary increase that the board voted to give her Tuesday.
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MegaFest school supply giveaway set for Aug. 3 at Civic Center
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Managing Editor
Thu,07/24/25-2:00AM , 2631 Reads
Get “Ready to Rise” at this year’s Back to School MegaFest.
The event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Andrew McQueen Jr. Civic Center, which is one of the event’s new co-sponsors this year.
This is the fourth annual event.
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Auditor notes delay of teacher classroom funds; House chairman says it was expected
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,07/23/25-9:18AM , 582 Reads 6,118 Statewide
“The difference in timing this year was to comply with state law and not get cross with the Auditor’s Office,” House Education chair says, noting the issuance of new procurement cards.
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Leflore Legacy Academy held a registration event for its students Thursday at the school. Free food and immunization shots were available. Here, Synthia Hoover, left, Leflore Legacy Academy’s family and community engagement coordinator, and Phoenix Smith, an incoming eighth grader and student council treasurer, as well as Hoover’s daughter, set up a registration table. (By Gerard Edic, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Registration at Leflore Legacy
Tue,07/22/25-2:00AM , 593 Reads
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