The Dickson County School Board is focused on getting neutral data about growth areas and facilities’ student populations in Dickson County before proceeding with long-range planning.
The board asked school administrators at a special planning session Thursday to move toward gathering more information before committing to a facility plan.
Schools Director Dr. Danny Weeks repeated that education leaders should have a plan ready if County Mayor Bob Rial and the county commission approve approximately $30 million in funding the mayor has said might be available in the next few years for school capital projects.
Weeks again asked the board to provide direction “in terms of administration, in terms of looking at facilities, looking at land, looking at properties.
Storm updates: Magnolia ISD closed through Friday
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Vehicles drive on snow and sleet covered roads Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Spring, Texas. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)David J. Phillip, STF / Associated Press
Magnolia ISD closed through Friday
Magnolia ISD announced as of Tuesday that the school district’s offices and schools would be closed Thursday and Friday. All school district facilities will be closed, including the COVID-19 testing site, curbside meals and after school adventures program
Storm updates: Cy-Fair Helping Hands seeks volunteers for warming centers
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The north entrance of the Hardy Toll Road is blocked after the roadway was closed following an overnight snowfall Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Spring. Temperatures plunged into the teens Monday with light snow and freezing rain.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Tomball continues trying to restore water pressure:
The city of Tomball Mayor Gretchen Fagan issued a recorded phone message at 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday updating residents on the progress of trying to restore water pressure to residents.
The freezing temperatures have caused electrical outages for millions in Texas, and many people in the Tomball community, she said.
Cy-Fair Resource Guide: Free food, flu vaccines available
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Cypress Assistance Ministries received help from members of Community of Faith and First Community Credit Union during the COVID-19 pandemicCypress Assistance MinistriesShow MoreShow Less
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Cypress Assistance Ministries received help from members of Community of Faith and First Community Credit Union during the COVID-19 pandemicCypress Assistance MinistriesShow MoreShow Less
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Larson Storm Doors donated to Northwest Assistance Ministries to aid them with providing services like bill payment and a food pantry for the local community.Northwest Assistance MinistriesShow MoreShow Less
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Northwest Assistance Ministries is working to provide new and old clients with meals and toys for the holidays. Donations from the community help the ministry keep up with the demand caused by COVID-19.Northwest Assistance MinistriesShow MoreShow Less
Michele Vicino-Coleman and her husband, Ricardo Coleman, welcomed a boy, Jordan Blaine, at 12:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day at Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, Maryland. (Courtesy Michele Vicino-Coleman)
As the world rang in a new year, the D.C. area also welcomed the first babies of 2021.
Adventist HealthCare said a baby boy weighing 6 pounds and 12 ounces was born to parents Michele Vicino-Coleman and her husband, Ricardo Coleman, at 12:30 a.m.
“I was like, ‘Wow this is, this is actually pretty, pretty neat, ” Vicino-Coleman said.
Vicino-Coleman is an English teacher at Springbrook High School in Silver Spring. She said she was excited to share some positive news amid the COVID-19 pandemic.