CONWAY — For the second year in a row the majority of voters did not support the Conway School Board’s proposed budget when they went to the polls in Center Conway on Tuesday.
Voters also defeated an article to study the relocation of the front of Kennett High School to the rear of the building. And, the lone incumbent on the school ballot, Melanie Lebel, fell short in her bid for a three-year seat.
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