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West Memphis Schools call special board meeting

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Wednesday, West Memphis, Arkansas, schools will hold a special board meeting following the firing of Superintendent Richard Atwill.

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Central Office Board Room.


Atwill was fired last week after being on the job for just 11 months. Willie Rhodes, a former leader with Memphis-Shelby County Schools has been named the district’s interim superintendent.

This is a developing story. WREG will provide updates about the meeting once they become available.