School Officials Elect New Officers

Courtesy of WRBE, “Your Hometown Radio”

The George County Board of Education began their new year with the swearing in of board members Larry McDonald for District 3 and Wendell Fallon for District 4 on Tuesday evening and the election of officers for the new year; Ronnie Cooley was chosen Board President, Barkley Henderson was chosen Vice President and David Nelson chosen secretary.
After Cooley took his new place at the head of the meeting table, the first the meeting of the new year continue with reports from Lucedale Intermediate Principal Tony Williams and Rocky Creek Elementary School Principal Karen Fioranelli.
The board approved to install vents in the bathrooms and also to check into putting heat in the cafeteria at Lucedale Intermediate School. They approved the purchase of two AC/Heating units for the George County Middle School Art Building; to replace Hurricane damaged fencing at George County High School, and two payments were approved for Fryfogle Carpet, totaling $4392.04 for work done at Agricola Elementary School and George County High School.
The board set a work session for later in the month to discuss resurfacing the running tract at the George County High School, and a visitation day was set for February 2; the schools to be visited were not discussed. Next board meeting has been set for Tuesday, February 6.