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Bonds for new middle school will be sold Melodie Phelps News Editor Bonds for the new A.J. Lloyd Middle School are set to be sold next week, according to a timeline discussed at the meeting of the school board Monday. A total of $10,680,644 in bonds will be sold to construct the new school. The project has been divided into two phases. Phase I is currently underway on the campus, as construction officials prepare the building site, as well as construct some new access streets. Tim Geegan, with Alliance Corporation, told board members Monday night that work on Phase I is progressing well. He noted that last weekıs inclement weather had put crews a few days behind, but added that the work should be completed on schedule. Classes will resume in the county school system on August 4. Greg Phillips, with Hillard Lyons, met with the board Monday and presented several resolutions regarding the bond sale for the construction project. The board approved a resolution to enter into an agreement with the Wayne County School District Finance Corporation, which is made up of members of the board. Phillips explained that a school board could not incur debt past the term in which they were serving, so in order to do bond issues for projects like the new middle school, a School District Finance Corporation is set up. Members on the board serve on this entity and make decisions regarding the bond sale. The Wayne County School District Finance Corporation held a meeting Monday night and approved a resolution that authorized the bond sale for the project. That was the only action required of the finance corporation. Mondayıs meeting was held at the Wayne County High School Media Center and was the third in a series of meetings that the board has been holding at schools throughout the district. The Wayne County High School Site Based Council also met with the board and presented the components of their Comprehensive School Improvement Plan. A large crowd of students and parents attended the meeting, and the board recognized several of them. Wrestlers Joey Sanders and Travis Sullivan were presented state championship rings by Coach Danny Upchurch. Sanders finished the season with a record of 65-3 and won the state title in the 130 lb. division. Sullivan went undefeated this season, the first time in the history of the Wayne County wrestling program, and finished 66-0. He was the state champion in the 103 lb. division. The board also recognized members of the Wayne County Special Olympics Team that recently competed in the state track and field competition. Also recognized were members of the unified cheerleading squad, which brought back a gold medal for state competition in the spring. These athletes include: Justin Prince, Josh Adkins, Phillip Coffey, Whitney Frost, Jamie Gregory, Mali Pisa, Tyler Reynolds, and Sherri Sidwell. The team is coached by Lucy Gleason and Rebecca Dishman. Troxell apparently stabbed in Pickett Co., Tenn. incident A local man was apparently stabbed Saturday night, during an incident that occurred in Pickett County, Tennessee. The incident was reported to local authorities early Sunday morning and the victim, Jason Troxell, was treated at the Wayne County Hospital. Deputy Tommy Stinson said the local 911 dispatch center was notified at about 1 a.m. Saturday that there had been a stabbing and a victim was being transported to the local hospital. A Hispanic male, whose complete name is not known, was the apparent perpetrator. He was treated for a severed finger and was transported to Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Officials indicated that Troxell was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center for treatment. No charges in connection with the incident had been filed at press time, and no other details were available. Add a comment |
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