ADAM BAKST | The Greenwood Commonwealth

Troy Brown Jr., left, and Dylan Rivers deliver eggs to the Klassy Kids Learning Center on Thursday. Both are members of the Beta Rho chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, which is sponsoring egg hunts in local day care centers and neighborhoods. (By Adam Bakst)

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Go find those eggs
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Thu,04/01/21-10:18PM , 1141 Reads
Two fraternity chapters will be sponsoring various Easter egg hunts at day care centers and other places in the Greenwood area on Saturday.
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Dr. Mary Brown, the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District’s superintendent, takes notes as the district’s principals answer questions from the board during Wednesday night’s work session. Kourtney Bush, principal for Davis Elementary, spoke about the recent virus-related data from the Mississippi State Department of Health.

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Only 1 school has positive virus cases
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Thu,04/01/21-10:04PM , 1199 Reads
Two weeks after the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District began allowing some students back on campus, only one school showed any positive cases in the most recent numbers.
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School board hears from consultants
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Wed,03/31/21-8:36PM , 1111 Reads
The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board spoke with representatives of a consulting firm Wednesday about how it could help the district.
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The Greenwood-Leflore Public Library and the Jodie E. Wilson Branch Library have announced that both will be open to the public beginning Monday.

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2 Greenwood library locations to reopen Mon.
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Tue,03/30/21-9:20PM , 1367 Reads
Both Greenwood library branches are set to reopen Monday.
The Greenwood-Leflore Public Library and the Jodie E. Wilson Branch Library have announced that after months of on-and-off service during the COVID-19 pandemic, both will be open to the public.
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