A host of dignitaries prepare to break ground on Pillow Academy’s Johnson Hall renovation Thursday. The renovation and expansion, part of a $3.8 million capital campaign, has drawn support from across Leflore County. From the left are Termie Land, Pillow Academy headmaster; Jim McNeer of Kenneth Thompson Builder; Michael Joe Cannon, Pillow supporter; Dr. John Fair Lucas Jr., a Pillow supporter; Bob Hardeman, Pillow supporter; Eleanor Steele Hardeman, Pillow supporter; Bill Litton, Pillow supporter; Ann Litton, Pillow supporter; Dr. John Fair Lucas III, co-chair of Pillow’s Strong Foundation, Future Leaders capital campaign; Richard Kimmel, co-chair of the capital campaign; Anthony Ola, president of the Pillow Academy School Board; and architect Dale Riser.
