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BB&B cyclist killed after being hit from behind by motorist
By KATHERINE PARKER - Staff Writer
Sat,08/05/23-2:56PM , 28701 Reads 141,101 Statewide
An Alabama nurse was killed Saturday during Greenwood’s Bikes, Blues & Bayous cycling event when the bicycle she was riding was struck from behind by a motorist.
The fatality is the second in the 16-year history of Mississippi’s largest ride.
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Dr. Likisha Coleman, left, an assistant superintendent in the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District, and Shaft Brown, an educational consultant who is also the founder and CEO of Ednet Connections, display a poster representing some of the district’s focuses for the 2023-2024 school year. (By Katherine Parker)

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Back to School -- Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District: More opportunities available for students
By KATHERINE PARKER - Staff Writer
Sat,08/05/23-2:00AM , 897 Reads
Fourth in a series
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Robert Willis, left, of Willis Engineering discusses the infrastructure repairs that will be completed in District 2. Behind the map are members of that district’s road crew. Looking on at right are District 5 Supervisor Robert Collins and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, far right. (By Katherine Parker)

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Flood control funds: Money to be used for pumping stations
By KATHERINE PARKER - Staff Writer
Thu,08/03/23-2:00AM , 850 Reads
Three Leflore County supervisors are celebrating the beginning of a lengthy flood control improvement project based in their districts.
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School board sets retreat for Aug. 11-12
By KATHERINE PARKER - Staff Writer
Thu,08/03/23-2:00AM , 1432 Reads
The Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School Board has officially set a date to hammer out details regarding building a new consolidated high school in the district.
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