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Balloon Music Fest organizer excited about lineup of performers
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer

Wed,04/27/16-1:00PM , 217 Reads
The sights and sounds from 35 hot air balloons and 25 bands are expected to hover over town during the Greenwood Balloon Music Fest, set for June 16-19 in Whittington Park.
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Penalties proposed for Vaiden Dollar General
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer

Wed,04/27/16-1:00PM , 131 Reads
VAIDEN — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $107,620 in penalties to Dollar General Corp. associated with five citations at the store in Vaiden.

However, negotiations between OSHA and Dollar General now are under way, according to OSHA spokes-person Lindsay Williams.
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Company denied tax exemption
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Tue,04/26/16-5:46PM , 192 Reads
Can a limited liability company receive homestead exemption, a tax break homeowners get on the property where they live?

No, said the Leflore County Board of Supervisors in a 5-0 vote Monday. Business owner Jeff Hardin of Greenwood had submitted an application Feb. 29 for Diaper Man LLC.
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Shakespeare Boot Camp

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Students to be trained in Shakespeare
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Tue,04/26/16-1:00PM , 373 Reads
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, rounded with a little sleep.” — “The Tempest”

Four hundred years after the death of William Shakespeare, the Bard still is getting his due in places large and small, including Greenwood.
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