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Penny Mitchell will begin her first year as Carroll Academy’s headmaster. Mitchell is the school’s former guidance counselor. The first full day of school is Aug. 6.

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Carroll Academy headmaster has been teacher, counselor
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor

Sat,07/21/18-6:02AM , 458 Reads
Carroll Academy’s new headmaster has a familiar face.

Penny Mitchell, who has served as the school’s guidance counselor since 2013, is stepping into the new role for the 2018-19 school year. Her predecessor, Bo Milton, will remain at the school as a high school history teacher and head football coach.
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Participating in this year’s Greenwood Shakespeare Project are, sitting, from left, Dwight Issac, Niobi Elliott, Aaliyah Evans, Victoria Reed and Sydney Beane; standing, Ahmad Evans, Brendan Pernell, Raghav Nallani, E. J. Davis, Paige Wilson, Lucas Lormand and Katlyn Issac. Not pictured is Callie Nelms.

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Shaking up Shakespeare
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Sat,07/21/18-6:01AM , 346 Reads
“They call themselves the Shakespeare family,” said Steve Iwanski, who leads the Greenwood Shakespeare Project.

This year, the group consists of 13 participants ranging from age 12 to 16.
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Blues musician Ben Wiley Payton is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Leflore Illustrated. Other genres represented in the Music Issue include country, contemporary Christian, Southern rock, gospel and classical.

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Sounds good
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Thu,07/19/18-4:16PM , 309 Reads
Leflore Illustrated is celebrating the rich music legacy of the Greenwood area and its current stock of talent with The Music Issue, which is out today.
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Madelyn Singleton of Greenwood will compete in the Little Miss and Mr. Magnolia State Pageant finals in Vicksburg this weekend. The 11-year-old will be a sixth-grader at Carroll Academy in August.

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Greenwood girl to compete at state pageant
By RUTHIE ROBISON - Lifestyles Editor
Tue,07/17/18-6:01AM , 317 Reads
Madelyn Singleton of Greenwood will compete in the Little Miss and Mr. Magnolia State Pageant finals in Vicksburg this weekend.
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