SUSAN MONTGOMERY | The Greenwood Commonwealth

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Greenwood Leflore Hospital Board declines supervisors’ invitation
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Tue,06/07/22-2:00AM , 2785 Reads
Members of the Leflore County Board of Supervisors responded with strong words Monday to a letter from Harris Powers Jr., chairman of the Greenwood Leflore Hospital Board, turning down the supervisors’ recent request that the hospital board attend a Board of Supervisors meeting this month.
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Dr. Mary Brown, superintendent, is among those who participated in a grievance hearing conducted by the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board Thursday at the Leflore County Civic Center. (By Susan Montgomery)

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School board holds hearing on grievance
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Fri,06/03/22-2:00AM , 2716 Reads
The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board held an employee grievance hearing in closed session Thursday that appeared to involve both the board’s president and the district’s superintendent.
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District’s 3rd graders 5th-lowest in state on reading test
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Fri,05/27/22-2:00AM , 1798 Reads
The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District’s third graders had the fifth-lowest passing rate in Mississippi on a state-mandated annual test that assesses whether they can read well enough to advance to fourth grade.
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Farmers Market to open Saturday with new hours
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Thu,05/26/22-2:00AM , 1183 Reads
Oh, boy! The Downtown Greenwood Farmers Market will open for its 2022 season Saturday, and vendors have plans in place to offer everything from sourdough bread to beets.
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