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POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education met last week to approve donations and personnel.Present during the meeting were board members Heather H

Meigs Board approves agenda items Several personnel matters were approved for summer programs and the 2021-22 school year. The board approved the newly created job description for the Director of Operations and Transportation as submitted, and approved William Ellis for the position on a three year contract from Aug. 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The board approved to hire the following as substitute cooks for the 2021 summer feeding program, to be used on an as-needed basis, pending completion of all administrative requirements, and retroactive to June 1, 2021: Debbie Cundiff, Shelby Davis...

Special to the Northwest Florida Daily News/USA TODAY NETWORK FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) announced the winners of the 12th annual OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest.  The theme for this year's contest, which went online for the second year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, was “Family Time." All 142 student entries are viewable online. To see all the entries, visit to https://www.okaloosaarts.org/oaa-2021-virtual-poster-contest.html. Participating schools included Rocky Bayou Christian School, Crestview High School, Silver Sands School, Meigs Middle School, ...

"Creating a common language about suicide," is the Hope Squad motto. Peggy Brockman, executive director of United for a Good Cause and a "master trainer" for the Hope Squad, was present to address a chilly Meigs Hope Squad at an outdoor morning event.  "You have been selected by your peers as someone trustworthy, a good listener," Peggy Brockman told the Hope Squad at the Meigs event. Franks read a city proclamation and urged the Hope Squad members to continue "taking action" to prevent suicide. "You matter, you are our future, and you are making a difference," he said.  Meigs Middle i...