CONWAY — Fewer than 100 people turned out to the deliberative portion of the annual Conway School District Meeting at Kennett High School on Wednesday night.
The hot topic was whether the district should seek a five-year bond to replace all 511 defective windows at the high school or to dip into trust funds to offset some of the costs.
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