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Search for new leader begins
By DAVID MONROE - City Editor

Thu,09/27/12-5:15PM , 140 Reads
The Greenwood School Board approved a contract Wednesday to start the process of finding the district’s next superintendent.
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Yianni’s opened in 1990. The Yalobusha Street restaurant closed Friday.

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Sad day for family as Yianni's closes its doors
By DAVID MONROE - City Editor
Sun,09/23/12-3:41AM , 329 Reads
The decision to close Yianni’s after the restaurant had operated for more than 20 years was difficult, but harsh economic realities made it necessary, owner Buster Holloway said Saturday.

The restaurant closed Friday, and Holloway said he was grateful for the employees and the many supportive customers.
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Williams McCaskill

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Leflore Co. schools chief confident of turnaround
By DAVID MONROE - City Editor

Fri,09/14/12-6:43PM , 182 Reads
The Leflore County School District and all but one of its schools received grades of F under Mississippi’s accountability system, but the district superintendent says she is confident that recent changes there will make a difference.
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The Greenwood School Board on Tuesday honored the family of Pfc. Patricia Horne, a 2010 Greenwood High School graduate, who died in Afghanistan on Aug. 24. Board President George Ellis, second from left, presents a plaque to Betty Horne, Patricia’s mother. Also present were Patricia’s brothers, Sidney, left, and Ronald, right.

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District expecting another high mark
By DAVID MONROE - City Editor

Wed,09/12/12-5:58PM , 161 Reads
The Greenwood school district, rated “Successful” last year in the state accountability system, is expected to receive the same rating this year, Interim Superintendent Jennifer Wilson told the school board Tuesday.
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