CONWAY — It was a record-setting week in SAU 9, for all the wrong reasons.
A record 24 cases of COVID-19 were reported during four days last week (Tuesday through Friday). The two dozen cases represent almost twice the highest positive week (last January) since the pandemic started in March of 2020.
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IQ in Jackson > the rest of district.
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