Adriana Maldonado gives blood Wednesday during a blood drive at Amanda Elzy High School conducted by Mississippi Blood Services of Cleveland. At left is phlebotomist Shelia Chandler. Mississippi Blood Services will be at Leflore County High School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and at Greenwood Leflore Hospital from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday. The drives are open to the public. (By Roishina C. Henderson, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)