Modified lockdown lifted at Masons Cove Elementary School
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ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. –
school spokesperson Chuck Lionberger.
Authorities said they were searching for a suspect in the area on outstanding warrants who has now been taken into custody a mile away from the school.
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Masons Cove Elementary School is on modified lockdown due to police activity, according to school spokesperson Chuck Lionberger.
Officials said the lockdown is a precautionary measure and the school day is proceeding as normal. Lionberger said the incident is not tied to the school.
Parents have been asked to not come to the school due to restricted access, but officials say all students and staff are safe.
COVE â Two men, both optimistic about the Cove School Districtâs future, are vying for an opportunity to help guide the school district the next four years.
Chris Thew, an athletic trainer, is challenging incumbent Andy Lindsey, a civil engineer, in a race for Position 1 on the Cove School Board. This is the only contested school board race this year in the Cove School District.
Lindsey, who works for Anderson Perry & Associates Inc., is completing his fifth year on the school board. He said he decided to seek reelection because he wants to help the school district keep moving in the right direction.
COVE â The Cove School Districtâs search for a new principal is off to a promising start.
The school district began accepting applications Jan. 7 for the principal for grades seven through 12. So far, it has received two applications.
In addition, Cove School District Superintendent Earl Pettit said a number of other educators interested in applying are scheduling trips to Cove to see what its public schools and community are like. The deadline for submitting applications is March 8.
âWe are receiving a lot of response,â Pettit said. âThere is a lot of interest being expressed.â
Pettit said the school district hopes to have someone hired by late March or early April. The superintendent said the top quality the school district is looking for in a candidate is successful experience as a school administrator. He said this is particularly important in a small district such as Cove because it has no high school administrators anyone can mentor under as an