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Leflore County Supervisors Sam Abraham, left, and Eric Mitchell look over and discuss the county’s new coronavirus leave policy at the board’s meeting Monday.

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Board OKs COVID-19 leave policy
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Tue,01/12/21-2:41AM , 345 Reads
The Leflore County Board of Supervisors approved a coronavirus leave policy for county employees Monday.

The proposed policy had sparked some debate at previous meetings. The county needed a new policy after one set up by the federal government ended at the end of 2020.
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Snow likely late Sunday, Monday
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Sat,01/09/21-2:48AM , 251 Reads
With snowfall in the forecast for this weekend, officials are advising Greenwood area drivers to take heed.

Thomas Winesett, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Jackson, said Leflore County is likely to accumulate snowfall Sunday night into Monday morning and possibly the early afternoon.
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Male extras needed for TV series
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Fri,01/08/21-12:46PM , 262 Reads
The production team of “Women of the Movement,” a television series that will begin filming Monday, still needs male background extras who live in Greenwood and the surrounding areas.

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School board welcomes Abraham, discusses COVID-19 sick leave
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Thu,01/07/21-3:30AM , 407 Reads
Magdalene Abraham says she is excited to get to work with the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board.

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