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Maury County resident's weigh-in on the future of the now closed McDowell Elementary School.

The Maury County Commission is pulling back on a proposal to take over ownership of Columbia's closed McDowell Elementary School.

The Daily Herald Less than a year after residents in Maury County voted to approve a sales tax increase, Maury County Public Schools shuttered a historic elementary school and is now struggling to secure funding to build more schools. Because of continued high growth in schools and aging school buildings, the Maury County Commission is now considering a 7.23% property tax increase in order to pay for the mounting needs in MCPS, including new schools, renovations and even funding for daily operations. Commissioners are set to discuss and vote on the proposed increase during a budget...

Some studnets at Maury County Public Schools will return to campus with new principals and assistant leading their school.

The Daily Herald The Maury County Budget Committee has taken the county government’s operating budget under consideration for the coming fiscal year, reviewing major upcoming projects including a plan to build a new high school in Spring Hill. “Every department is now under consideration,” Committee Chairman Scott Sumners told The Daily Herald following the county's initial review of the budget last week. “I am a little concerned about the deficit that we will have with the debt on the general fund. I think we are going to be OK. I am concerned about it.” As the budget continues ...