JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Fulton boys track and field s Will Wagner-Yates competed in the pole vault on Day 1 of the Class 4 state championships Friday at Adkins Stadium.
Orange County voters this November will likely be asked to keep paying an extra half-penny in sales tax so a school construction program that has renovated or replaced 136 older campuses and built 65 new ones can continue for another 10 years. The Orange County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to put the sales tax — which in 20 years has raised more than $4 billion for school .
Moving up a class didn t bother Fulton, as girls runner Emery Mayfield ran the fastest district time in Class 4, and the Hornets girls team qualified for state for the first time in 30 years.
At Tuesday s Fulton Public Schools Board of Education meeting, the board recognized students for their accomplishments and discussed items for the upcoming school year.