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Greenwood Leflore Hospital announced Monday that it could close in June even while it continues to negotiate a deal for another health-care system to take it over.

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Hospital could close in June

By BRENT MAZE BRENT MAZE - The Greenwood Commonwealth
Mon,04/13/26-2:06PM, 808 Reads 9,864 Statewide
Greenwood Leflore Hospital says it could close in two months even while it continues to negotiate a deal for another health-care system to take over the financially teetering hospital.
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Making Contact

Kirk Academy sophomore first baseman Tate Summers sends a fly ball to the outfield during last Tuesday’s home game against West Memphis, Ark. The Raiders won a 6-4 decision. Game 2 was rained out.

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Youthful Kirk Raiders win pair from West Memphis

By CHUCK HATHCOCK CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Thu,04/09/26-4:15PM, 808 Reads
Not many people thought the youthful Kirk Academy Raiders varsity baseball team had a chance to win many games this year.
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Lawmakers were best at being cautious

Thu,04/09/26-3:50PM, 596 Reads 9,634 Statewide
When Mississippi lawmakers spend three to four months in Jackson considering thousands of proposals, it’s a certainty that they will end the session with a mixed record.
They will have made good decisions and bad ones. The question, as always, is whether the good outweighed the bad.
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Mississippi to ban abortion-inducing drugs under anti-drug trafficking law

By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,04/07/26-12:32PM, 494 Reads 9,925 Statewide
State Rep. Celeste Hurst introduced the measure in February, amending legislation on drug trafficking to include language outlawing the dispensing or shipping of abortion-inducing drugs in the Magnolia State.
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