Longtime Burke County Public Schools Superintendent Larry Putnam announced his resignation at Monday eveningâs work session of the Burke County Board of Education.
After nearly a decade altogether in the superintendent role, Putnam said he will join Hickoryâs Catawba Valley Community College in an executive vice president position. He doesnât yet know his final day with BCPS, but Putnam said he will start at CVCC on May 1.
At CVCC, Putnam will be tasked with being a close associate of President Garrett Hinshaw.
âIâll help President Hinshaw and the team at CVCC with anything they need help with,â Putnam said. âIt encompasses all things. Iâm looking forward to it.â
Giving patients just a few dayâs notice, Untamed Herbs, Paysonâs medical and recreational marijuana dispensary, closed Sunday.
Dispensary officials said it is just a temporary closure and that they hope to reopen the dispensary, at 200 N. Tonto St., in three months.
In a press release, officials said it was part of an expansion program.
The owners reportedly moved their current license to another location. In Arizona, once a dispensary owner holds a license, they can move it to another location in the state, but that means they have to close their existing facility.
A spokesperson said they are waiting on a new license for the Tonto location.