CONWAY — The Conway School Board on Tuesday tapped Barbara Lyons, 51, of Center Conway from a field of seven applicants to fill the vacancy left on the board by Courtney Burke's departure.
“I’m very pleased to be selected, and I look forward to working with the board,” Lyons told the Sun after her selection at the meeting at Kennett Middle School's Seidenstucker gym.
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