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Pickens BOE sets Interim Superintendent while negotiating with TownsendNews January 18, 2021 , by Lonnie Adams JASPER, Ga. – The Pickens Board of Education held another emergency called meeting today for the Superintendent position, planned since their three-hour executive session on Friday. Today, however, saw a large increase in the number of people attending the meeting. The Board allowed 20 people inside along with press members while the excess citizens remained in the foyer. The crowd did not stay silent before and after the meeting, voicing displeasure in expected action, and then ac...

Three hour executive session leads to doubt for Pickens SuperintendentFeatured News, Featured Stories, News January 16, 2021 , by Content Admin JASPER, Ga. – Pickens County could be seeing another chapter in its ongoing Superintendent troubles over the years after a three-hour-long meeting was held almost entirely in Executive Session. On January 16, 2021, the Pickens County Board of Education held a special called meeting posted to host both an Executive Session and General Discussion items on the Agenda. During the meeting, it was said that the general discussion was originally put in to ...

  Pickens Virtual Academy Director, Anita Walker presented an update on virtual learning.  The board of Education meeting in Pickens County on December 10th presented data gathered from a report on November 20th in an open forum. The information provided was in regards to students who are on track and not on track in their classes. The data focused on the progress of students. The assessment was based upon 3 out of 4 core courses for students k-8. High School students were assessed based upon the progress of 4 courses successfully completed because they receive 1 credit per course. Director...

planes. and it's not just this that's the latest worry that could slow things down at airports. good morning, everyone, i'm gregg jarrett right here in "america's newsroom." >> great to be with you, i'm jamie colby, i'm in for martha maccallum. mother nature also could complicate plans for travelers too. a storm is expected to make travel so messy in the midwest and also deliver white christmas to parts of the south. greg greg mike tobin, why is this alert coming now? >> reporter: well, the tsa wasn't specific, but as you mentioned, it has to do with these insulated cups. they believ...