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Schools see drop in number of students
By CHARLIE SMITH - News Editor

Thu,10/06/11-6:01PM , 128 Reads
The Greenwood and Leflore County public school districts as well as Pillow Academy showed 1 percent to 2 percent drops in their enrollment numbers this year.

Other area schools had mixed results.

Carroll Academy lost students, while the Carroll County public district made gains.
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Solomon Osborne, the Democratic nominee for District 4 supervisor in Leflore County, talks during a debate Tuesday at the Leflore County Civic Center sponsored by the Greenwood Community League.

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Osborne: MVSU presidents ‘idiots’
By CHARLIE SMITH - News Editor

Wed,10/05/11-1:00PM , 506 Reads
Leflore County supervisor candidate Solomon Osborne said during a debate Tuesday that the last few presidents at Mississippi Valley State University have been “idiots.”

Osborne had been asked a question about a lack of communication between the Itta Bena university and area businesses.
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Bruce Laird, left, of Eco-Systems Inc. and Bobby Bennett, Greenwood Utilities’ vice president of of generation/power supply, make their pitch before the Leflore County Board of Supervisors Monday about creating a new rubbish landfill for the exclusive use of Greenwood Utilities. Supervisors had questions about possible disruptions at nearby homes as well as the impact on the county-owned landfill run by Waste Connections.

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Greenwood Utilities discusses plans to build rubbish landfill
By CHARLIE SMITH - News Editor
Tue,10/04/11-1:00PM , 225 Reads
Greenwood Utilities wants to build a new rubbish landfill that it says will save ratepayers $40,000 a year, but several obstacles stand in the way.

First, it must get approval from the Leflore County Board of Supervisors to apply for a permit.
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Buford, 18 others are indicted
By CHARLIE SMITH - News Editor
Sun,10/02/11-6:02AM , 505 Reads
GRENADA — A Grenada County grand jury has indicted 19 people allegedly involved in a methamphetamine distribution ring, including a Greenwood cotton man.
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