CONWAY — There may be 11 articles on the annual Conway School District warrant, but just three of them generated discussion at the deliberative portion of school meeting on Monday night, as about 150 voters turned out to Loynd Auditorium at Kennett High School.
At the meeting, which lasted a little over an hour and a half, the hot topic was Pine Tree School and whether the district should continue to support three elementary schools in Conway.
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