CONWAY — The Little Eagles Preschool, an integral part of the teacher education program at the Mt. Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School for the past 26 years, will shut its doors for good in June.
That is when Linda King, who has guided the preschool for the past 21 years, plans to retire.
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