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Charter school approved
By TIM KALICH - Editor
Tue,09/10/19-1:00AM , 224 Reads
A Mississippi board has cleared the way for a charter school to open next year in Greenwood.

The state Charter School Authorizer Board on Monday approved the application of Leflore Legacy Academy, the only new charter school to be approved during this year’s round of applications.
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An unassuming florist’s legacy
By TIM KALICH - Editor
Sat,09/07/19-2:59AM , 305 Reads
Mary Emily Wilson largely flew under the radar when she was living. Same with the trust that she created to do good after her death.
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Emergency responders look over a still-smoldering bus that caught fire Friday near Sidon while carrying a dance team from Greenwood. No one was seriously injured, but the bus was a total loss and most of the belongings the team was carrying also burned up in the fire.

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Dance team bus catches fire
By TIM KALICH - Editor
Sat,09/07/19-1:21AM , 629 Reads
A Greenwood dance team got only 10 miles down the road Friday before its trip to Houston, Texas, was cut short when the small bus in which it was riding caught fire.
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Bill Cheney from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office gives the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board Tuesday a primer on the leasing of 16th Section public school trust lands.

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GHS football coach will get $4,500 raise
By TIM KALICH - Editor
Thu,09/05/19-1:00AM , 333 Reads
Greenwood High School football coach Clinton Gatewood will be getting a $4,500 increase in pay under a new coaching supplement scale adopted by the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board.
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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Current Temp

70°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 40%
Max Temp: 79°F
Min Temp: 67°F
Feels Like: 73°F
Dew Point: 68°F
Humidity: 79%
Sunrise: 7:18 AM
Sunset: 7:03 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 18 mph
Sky Cover: 67%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 68°F
Moon Rise: NA
Moon Set: 10:24 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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