Partnership Gives Three Counties Access To Aviation
High School students of Clay, Jackson and Pickett counties can participate next year in Overton County’s aviation classes. The partnership comes from a grant designed to increase rural learning opportunities about unmanned aircraft systems. Overton County Director of Schools Mark Winningham said the $179,000 will be used for equipment for students to tune-in virtually. “They […]
Overton Schools Accepting Bids For New Phone System
Overton County Schools is looking to install a new phone system for all buildings in the district. Director of Schools Mark Winningham said project will be an expensive one with over 100 phones to replace. “Our phone system is in most of our schools is an outdated system,” Winningham said. “It is an old Nortel […]
Overton Schools Carry Over $500,000 From 2019
Overton County Schools have over half a million dollars available from last school year to spend on supplies, extracurricular activities and special education programs. The board of education made revisions Tuesday to allow spending the money this year. Chairman Jarman Hicks said the leftover federal funds are from school abruptly ending in March. “The special […]
Overton BOE Approves LA Football Stadium Bond
Overton County Schools will move forward with Livingston Academy’s multi purpose football stadium. The board of education approved a 12 year $8.9 million bond to pay for the project. The option chosen for the new facility has the new field behind the softball field with a track. Building Committee Chairman Mike Hayes said the next […]
School Districts Offering Free Meals
The USDA is extending summer nutrition programs across the nation until December 31 or when funding runs out. This extension will provide thousands of free meals for students. Overton County Schools Nutrition Program Supervisor Patty Dale said this extension will help a lot of families. “The way that it read is free meals until December […]
Overton Schools Launch Remote Learning Center
The Overton County School System launched a new Remote Learner Center to help in remote learning. The online platform provides a space for students and parents to access useful resources as they learn from a remote environment. Instructional Technology Coordinator Brent Thrasher said learning at home is going to be a challenge, but he thinks this […]
