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Hunter McNeer throws a softball during a church league softball game Thursday at Whittington Park. The heat index was 99. Dr. Rick Mills, an emergency physician at Greenwood Leflore Hospital, says athletes should have frequent water breaks to avoid heat-related illnesses.

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Stay cool
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Fri,08/14/20-2:13AM , 273 Reads

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke

The summer heat raises the risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke — and it’s important to know the difference between the two.
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Carroll schools' restart goes well
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Fri,08/14/20-2:07AM , 273 Reads
Students in Carroll County public schools returned to class this week, and many people were pleasantly surprised with the new procedures.

“We have got them in the school building, and we are having school,” Superintendent Jim Ray said Thursday morning.
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CARES Act funds

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CARES funds fill a variety of school needs
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Thu,08/13/20-2:08AM , 284 Reads
The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District will use the nearly $3.5 million received through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for a variety of purposes, including technological upgrades and cleaning supplies.
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Deputy Superintendent Kenneth Pulley presents to the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board reactions to the all-virtual first day of school at a special called meeting on Wednesday.

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Virtual classes get good marks
By ADAM BAKST - Staff Writer
Thu,08/13/20-2:07AM , 225 Reads
After classes resumed Tuesday, the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board had a special called meeting Wednesday to discuss how the virtual reopening went.
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