Pickett Budget Includes Raises For Sheriff, EMS
The Pickett County Commission approved its budget for the 24-25 fiscal year Monday on first reading. The budget includes a 50-cent pay raise across the board for county employees. The Ambulance Service, EMS, and Sheriff’s Department will receive larger raises. Pickett County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said they surveyed other counties this past year to see […]
Pickett Wants Its Own Homeland Security Agent To Boost School Safety
The Pickett County School System wants a Homeland Security Agent with Pickett County as the agent’s sole focus. Director of Schools Diane Elder said Governor Bill Lee’s 2021 Safety Initiative specified that each county would be appointed its own agent. Elder said, thus far, that has not been the case in Pickett County. “His role […]
Pickett Co. High School Offering Summer Learning
The Pickett County School System is using COVID funding to put on a four week high school summer learning camp. Director of Schools Diane Elder said the summer school is meant for students that need credit recovery to advance. “We will run that summer school four days a week for seven hours a day, and […]
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 […]
