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L-E group forms in Texarkana to press for facility improvements
The Liberty-Eylau Independent School District board of trustees held a board meeting Thursday night where they heard opinions from a local Political Action Committee about school infrastructure, as well as principals who spoke about targeted improvement plans.
by Andrew Bell
Jul. 15 2021 @ 9:53pm
TEXARKANA, Texas The Liberty-Eylau Independent School District board of trustees held a board meeting Thursday night where they heard opinions from a local Political Action Committee about school infrastructure, as well as principals who spoke about targeted improvement plans.
A small group of Liberty-Eylau community members have formed a Political Action Committee, which presented the idea of a bond proposal before the board for renovations at facilities targeted during our most recent facility assessment.
Liberty-Eylau Independent School District has elevated Dr. Mary Beth Womack from Assistant Principal to the new Liberty-Eylau High School Principal.
“Dr. Womack has done a great job already in the district and we are confident that she is right leader for LEHS,” said LEISD Superintendent Ronnie Thompson. “She is a competent professional and strong instructional leader. But most importantly, she loves kids, and that is why we are all in this business.”
Dr. Womack graduated from North Texas in 1990 with a Bachelor in Fine Arts. After relocating to Texarkana her first teaching job was at Westlawn Elementary. She also worked in several grade levels in the Pleasant Grove District all the while continuing her education at Texas A&M University Texarkana. It was also at TAMUT that she earned her Doctorate in 2019
KTOY During Pleasant Grove Independent School District’s regular board meeting on Tuesday, May 11, Superintendent Chad Pirtle announced the hiring of Matt Fry, Liberty-Eylau ISD Director of Communications, as their new Director of Operations.
Fry joined the Leopard Family in 2004 as a Teacher in various subjects such as journalism and graphic design. He moved into the Director of Communications role for the district in 2012.
“It is always hard when you lose an employee like Mr. Fry who has been a loyal, dedicated Leopard, but we also recognize that one must grow and expand in this profession. We are excited for Matt as he takes on this new role with PGISD and a little sad because we will miss him greatly,” said Ronnie Thompson, LEISD Superintendent of Schools. “He is an extremely dedicated educator and has a heart devoted to serving students and the greater Texarkana community. Mr. Fry and I serve together on two boards, the Liberty-Ey
Man killed in work-related accident in Hendersonville
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and last updated 2021-05-04 00:23:24-04
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â A Clarksville man was killed in a work-related accident when a pallet of construction material fell on him.
Ronnie Thompson, 43, was killed April 27 while working at a home in Hendersonville.
According to a police report, the driver of a skid loader said he was trying to move a pallet but that it had gotten hung up on another one, right where Thompson was standing. The man told Thompson to spot him but the pallet fell on Thompson.
Other employees started CPR before Thompson was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Clarksville NowCourtesy Corey TerryRonnie Thompson, 43
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A Clarksville man died recently in a construction workplace accident in Hendersonville after a pallet of materials fell on top of him. Ronnie Thompson, 43, died Tuesday, April 27.
According to an initial incident report from the Hendersonville Police Department, Thompson was killed when a pallet of 1-inch thick drywall fell on him. Thompson was on the job with Valley Interior Products, a construction supply company.
The operator of a skid loader, who was “visibly shaken,” according to the report, said Thompson had just undone the straps that held the pallet to a flatbed truck, and the operator was trying to move the pallet.