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Court rejects Smith petitions
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer

Tue,08/23/16-6:03PM , 156 Reads
Dr. Arnold Smith’s petition to recuse Supreme Court Justice James W. Kitchens has been denied by the Mississippi Supreme Court.
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Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks addresses the Board of Supervisors on Monday requesting funding for a new emergency 911 system. The board postponed a decision pending further discussion of all costs including new equipment and a monthly maintenance contract. Seated, from left, are District 3 Supervisor Anjuan Brown, Board Attorney Joyce Chiles and Chancery Clerk Christine Lymon.

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No tax hike in budget
By KATHRYN EASTBURN
Tue,08/23/16-6:03PM , 224 Reads
Leflore County would not need to increase taxes to meet its currently proposed budget for the coming year, though the schools would require an increase in their standing mill levy, county supervisors were told Monday.
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Do free school meals cause obesity?
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer

Mon,08/22/16-6:02PM , 192 Reads
When the school year begins, the vast majority of Greenwood and Leflore County’s public school kids will turn to schools for two free meals a day, breakfast and lunch, under the National School Lunch Program.
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Author and educator Michael Copperman brings his memoir, “Teacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta,” to Turnrow Books at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

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Author, educator to discuss book, his work in Delta
By KATHRYN EASTBURN - Staff Writer
Sun,08/21/16-12:52AM , 207 Reads
When Michael Copperman came to the Mississippi Delta in 2002, via Stanford University and Teach for America, he believed in his own unique power to lift impoverished students to heights of educational achievement.
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