SUSAN MONTGOMERY | The Greenwood Commonwealth

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2 top Pillow seniors plan to attend MSU, pursue health careers
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Thu,05/16/24-2:00AM , 1082 Reads
Sixty-one graduates from the Pillow Academy Class of 2024 will cross the stage for their diplomas during commencement ceremonies at 7 p.m. Friday in Stribling Gymnasium on campus.
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Here’s a view from early this month of one of the aisles between shelves in the basement of the Chancery Clerk’s Office. (By Susan Montgomery, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Leflore County Board of Supervisors: Closed session held to discuss inventory
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Wed,05/15/24-2:00AM , 1325 Reads
The Leflore County Board of Supervisors named “inventory” as its reason for conducting an executive session Monday, but this reason for closing its doors is not approved by state law.
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Reginald Moore, vice president of the Leflore County Board of Supervisors, stands outside the Banks Justice Center, where he was tried for DUI on Thursday. A decision from Justice Court Judge Carlos Palmer is expected within two weeks. (By Susan Montgomery, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Decision in Moore DUI case likely within 2 weeks
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Fri,05/10/24-2:00AM , 2298 Reads
A decision in a court case accusing Leflore County’s District 2 supervisor, Reginald Moore, of driving under the influence of alcohol is likely to be issued in the next two weeks.
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In this photo taken from video provided by Stacey J. Spiehler, graduate student Jaylin R. Smith of Greenwood, a pro-Palestinian protester, is confronted by hecklers at the University of Mississippi on Thursday in Oxford. The hecklers vastly outnumbered pro-Palestine demonstrators, and video shot by a student journalist showed one white heckler making monkey gestures and noises at Smith. (By Stacey J. Spiehler via AP)

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Greenwood grad student saw ‘hatred’ in hecklers
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Thu,05/09/24-2:00AM , 1967 Reads
A week ago, Jaylin R. Smith stepped out of a building on the campus of the University of Mississippi and noticed a group of students protesting what they consider to be a genocide conducted by Israel in the Gaza Strip, a refuge for Palestinians for close to six decades.
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