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Planned park now closer to reality
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer
Mon,01/04/16-4:32PM , 121 Reads
Greenwood’s planned Rail Spike Park is getting one step closer to becoming a reality.

On Tuesday, the City Council will consider a resolution authorizing the advertisement of bids on both Phase I and Phase II of the $2.6 million project.

Mayor Carolyn McAdams said that action should come fairly quickly.
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City attorney may add another job
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Sun,01/03/16-1:00AM , 142 Reads
Greenwood attorney Don Brock Jr. wears a lot of hats these days.

Private practice attorney, Greenwood city attorney, Greenwood-Leflore Airport attorney, Greenwood-Leflore Industrial Board and attorney for the Greenwood Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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The former Delta Oil Mill was purchased by Express Grain Terminals in 2015. The mill employs around 40 workers.

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Area sees ‘uptick’ in economic development
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Fri,01/01/16-7:01AM , 297 Reads
Angela Curry is looking back at 2015 with a sense of accomplishment and looking forward to 2016 with a good deal of optimism.

Curry, the executive director of the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation, said 2015 was a good year.
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Victoria L. St. Clair, 9 months, the daughter of Cassandra and Norman St. Clair, is the winner of the Commonwealth’s Cutest Kids 2015 Calendar Contest. The calendar is included in today’s home-delivery edition.

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Cutest Kids in today’s newspaper
By BOB DARDEN - Staff Writer

Thu,12/31/15-1:00PM , 145 Reads
By BOB DARDEN

Staff Writer

Although Victoria L. St. Clair is only 9 months old, she’s a very popular youngster.

Victoria is the winner of the Commonwealth’s Cutest Kids 2016 Calendar Contest. The calendar is included in today’s home-delivery edition.
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