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Hancock Schools RIF-Transfer Process has Begun

Superintendent Walter Saunders has already visited two schools to deliver reduction-in-force or transfer letters to teachers and school service personnel. Hancock County is 143 personnel over the State formula resulting in a $10 million deficit in an already financially troubled school district. Saunders delivers the…

Patterson’s Perspective by Mark Patterson

Legend holds that the angel Gabriel, no less, once touted revered religious figure Muhammad on a dark, acidic mixture that the founder of Islam found refreshing and energizing. Some 16 centuries-and 40,000 Starbucks franchises-later, it seems safe to conclude that the drink has somewhat caught…

And Then Again……….by Tamara

The passage of the school funding bill should remove some of the  stress of whether Hancock County School Teachers and staff would be paid.  The bill  was amended in the Senate by 1st District Sen. Ryan Weld to add language that specifies that the 8…

School Funding Bill Passes Senate

With 27 yays , 1 nay (Tarr) and 6 absent, HB 4575 passed the Senate Saturday morning. The Hancock County rescue bill contains $8 million in funding to assist any county experiencing financial distress, but it was created and sponsored by Del. Pat McGeehan to…

Board of Education Candidates to be Featured

With incumbents Ed Fields and Jack Crow withdrawing from the Board of Education race, 8 candidates remain to vie for the 3 positions available. They are Zach Adams, Melissa Bane, David Brown, Seth Chevront, James Horstman, Curt Parkins, Michael Phelps and Jeff Woofter. Beginning Monday,…

Patterson’s Perspective by Mark Patterson

On Sept 3, 1783, America officially evicted some 50,000 colorfully attired British regulars to establish her independence. Nearly two centuries later, England would reclaim the colonies-with a mop top army of exactly four, all girded in drab dress suits and skinny ties. Perhaps we were…