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Plainview Elementary will open in August with an estimated 396 students living in the southeast part of the county in a zone with room for growth, school officials decided Tuesday. Prior to the unanimous vote, the Rutherford County Board of Education did hear from two Barfield Elementary mothers in the Stevens Bend subdivision who wanted to keep their children at their current school instead of sending them to Plainview Elementary. "It’s kind of heartbreaking to be forced out of that," Katrina Gray said. "Our kids should still be allowed to go to Barfield," said Lacee Godman, adding that ...

In the words of Jackson’s granddaughter, Amber Holland, “She was sadly mistaken.” Jackson spent years calling to inquire about job openings, submitting applications and offering recommendations — all while working the assembly line at the former RCA Lancaster Tube Plant on New Holland Avenue. But there was one step in the application process that constantly caused her issues: the photograph. When school officials noticed from her picture that she was a Black woman, they’d reject her application, Holland said. Eventually, Jackson took another approach. Every Friday, sh...

Editor's Note: This story was initially published on Jan. 11, 2021 and has been updated. Renaming two School District of Lancaster buildings was at the center of a virtual town hall meeting hosted by the district and YWCA Lancaster earlier this month. Wednesday is the last day district officials are accepting suggestions for new names until for its Southeast Middle and Buchanan Elementary schools, according to its website. Names can be submitted at bit.ly/3qfjAJh. The “Southeast Middle” name has been a place holder since July, when district school board members moved to remove the s...

Renaming two School District of Lancaster buildings will be at the center of a virtual town hall meeting hosted by the district and YWCA Lancaster at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Dec 19, 2020 A new organization called "WEcareGR" is partnering with schools and volunteers to write to residents in nursing homes who may be lonely during the holidays. The project is called "Make a Friend, Save a Life" and has connected almost 100 residents with pen pals and local schools that send letters and artwork. WEcareGR was founded after Audrey Wendt raised over 15-thousand-dollars for in school supplies for Buchanan Elementary in October. View the full story on WOOD TV