Fentress, Pickett, Van Buren Ballots Set For County Elections
With the qualifying candidate deadline expiring on Thursday, the ballots are set for county elections in Fentress, Pickett, and Van Buren County. In Fentress County, Jacob Rosenbaum, Larry Cooper, and Robert Cooper will run for county executive. Hunter Fowler, Rodney Insco Sr., and Gary “Goose” Ledbetter will run for Sheriff. A total of 17 candidates […]
Pickett Board Conflicted About Reporting Chronic Absenteeism
Pickett County Schools will wait until a student tallies six unexcused absences per semester, instead of three, before moving the student’s case to a higher authority. But who is that authority? School Principals said they were told that the school system should send the cases to the Department of Children’s Services rather than to truancy […]
