Dr. Chris Houston

Students joined GCSS officials, Board of Education members, teachers and parents to break ground for Greene’s County’s new elementary school. The site is on Meadow Crest Road. CONTRIBUTED

Students joined GCSS officials, Board of Education members, teachers and parents to break ground for Greene’s County’s new elementary school. The site is on Meadow Crest Road. CONTRIBUTED

Ground broken at site of new elementary school

A groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday marked the construction site for Greene County’s new elementary school, secured through a favorable result from last year’s ESPLOST vote.
File Photo/Lake Oconee News

File Photo/Lake Oconee News

Greene BOE still allowing public comments

Reporting on the front page of last week’s issue of the Lake Oconee News led many readers to believe that the Greene County Board of Education is removing the public comment period from future meeting agendas in an effort to entirely end public comment at BOE meetings. That was incorrect.
File Photo/Lake Oconee News

File Photo/Lake Oconee News

Letter to the Editor: Appreciation for ESPLOST support

Dear editor: This November, we have so much to be thankful for here at the Greene County School System, and I’d like to start by thanking our community for passing the ESPLOST education 1% sales tax renewal last week.