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Bus parade, Willmott film on Netflix, police chief resigning, and more... [View in your browser]( Subscribe now - just 99¢ for the 1st month [LJWorld.com]( Support Local Journalism Special offer for newsletter subscribersJust 99¢ for the first month of unlimited digital access to LJWorld.com, cancel any time [subscribe now]( [Bus parade]( [Bus parade honors high school graduates in Lawrence]( A school bus parade traveled throughout neighborhoods in the Free State High School attendance area Tuesday in honor of the school’s Class of 2020 graduates. [Read More]( [ Subscribe Today]( [Kevin Willmott]( [KU professor Willmott’s latest film with Spike Lee to premiere on Netflix in June →]( A new movie written by University of Kansas professor Kevin Willmott and director Spike Lee, who shared an Academy Award for their adapted screenplay of 2018’s “BlacKkKlansman,” will soon premiere on Netflix. [Read More]( [Lawrence Police Chief]( [Lawrence police chief resigning to pursue ‘other opportunities’; separation agreement includes $106K payment →]( Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. is stepping down from his position, the city announced Monday, just a few months after most members of the police union voted that they did not have confidence in his ability to lead the department. [Read More]( [For Sale Sign]( [Town Talk | As pandemic fallout hit Lawrence in April, home prices soared; sales remained high too, but possible signs of weakness ahead →]( Local home sales were strong in April, despite any pandemic-related fears. Where the real estate industry did see a slowdown is in the number of sellers who were putting their homes on the market in April. That lower supply helped pushed selling prices higher. [Read More]( [Testing]( [COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increase to 62 →]( Douglas County reported 62 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, local officials said, an increase of one from Monday’s count. [Read More]( [Lawrence Business Hall of Fame announces 4 new inductees →]( Lawrence’s Business Hall of Fame will have four new members later this year, including leaders in the banking, construction and property development industries. [Read More]( [ Subscribe Today]( This message was sent by the Lawrence Journal-World. You are receiving this because at some point in the past you shared your email address with LJWorld.com To opt-out of emails like this, click the link below. Lawrence Journal-World PO Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( | [View in your browser](