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Sullivan County Chancellor Katie Priester has dismissed a lawsuit alleging he couldn't be a school board member and commissioner has been dismissed. Attorney General Barry Staubus filed the lawsuit and the subsequent motion for dismissal.
An idea to form a committee to look at nonprofit donations by the Sullivan County Commission is off the table, but it will still be looked at by a sole committee,
A high school serving nearly 2,000 students must have, among other things, a gym, a football field, an auditorium, and a pool.
An estimated cost from a architectural firm is $11.2 million, but a tie-in with the existing football stadium could increase the price, school officials said.
The Sullivan County Board of Education voted 6-1 to oppose Gov. Bill Lee's proposal to expand a public vouchers for private schools, a move opposes by the Tennessee School Boards Association.