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Council votes to pay legal bill
By CHARLIE SMITH - News Editor

Thu,06/07/12-4:46PM , 162 Reads
The Greenwood City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to pay a legal bill for the five Democratic councilmen who were sued by Mayor Carolyn McAdams over a 2009 city attorney appointment and then countersued her.

The invoice from attorney Willie Perkins is $15,868.85. It represents Perkins’ work from July 23, 2009, to Feb. 14, 2012.
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Jackson attorney Latrice Westbrooks speaks to the Greenwood Voters League Wednesday night. Westbrooks is running against incumbent Ermea “E.J.” Russell and Ceola James for the District 2, Position 2, seat on the Mississippi Court of Appeals, which is elected from 23 counties, including Leflore and Carroll.

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Nonpartisan candidate backs Dems
By CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,06/07/12-1:00PM , 104 Reads
Latrice Westbrooks isn’t running as a Democrat or Republican because judicial elections are officially nonpartisan.

But the Jackson attorney made it clear where she stands in her race for the Mississippi Court of Appeals Wednesday night to the Greenwood Voters League.
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Community health advisers to graduate Thursday
By CHARLIE SMITH - News Editor

Wed,06/06/12-4:56PM , 128 Reads
Nearly 20 men have been trained about prevention and early detection of prostate cancer and are now prepared to bring that information back to their communities.

But first they’ll celebrate graduating as community health advisers Thursday.
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Supporters trying to save The Bridge
By CHARLIE SMITH - News Editor

Wed,06/06/12-1:00PM , 142 Reads
Advocates of better race relations in Greenwood are trying to prevent The Bridge from crumbling away.

A meeting to discuss ideas about the future of the organization will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the parish hall of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity.

All are invited.
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