Paris, Chisum, Detroit, Cooper, Honey Grove, North Lamar, Rivercrest and Prairiland ISD will be closed today due to icy road conditions. Updates will continue as more information becomes available.
Although many area schools were off today for President s Day or for a teacher in-service day, some are planning to stay physically closed for the week due to the severe
Lamar County Commissioners Ronnie Bass and Alan Skidmore bounced around in a truck Tuesday afternoon, touring through Precincts 1 and 3 to review roads in need of repair.
âCan you see where itâs just tore up?â Bass said, pointing to various potholes and the edge of a county road, cracked and sloughing off.
â(Residents) have every right to call in and complain,â Skidmore said.
The source of the problem
The main culprits for the damage, Bass said, are years of wear and tear and, more recently, heavyweight trucks used for transport by local industries, namely solar farms and trailer manufacturers. What makes it worse, he said, is an ever-shrinking county budget.
Prairiland ISD calls for $7.5 million bond election
PATTONVILLE â Prairiland ISD trustees this week called a $7.5 million bond election for May 1 to add classrooms at Blossom Elementary and Prairiland Junior High.
Trustees scheduled a public meeting March 1 to answer questions, and another meeting later in April to present architectural drawings, Superintendent Jeff Ballard said about action taken at Mondayâs meeting. Time and place for both meetings will be forthcoming.
âItâs something we have been needing in Blossom for a long time,â Ballard said about the referendum. âAnd itâs exciting at the junior high to get everybody out of portables. We are planning to upgrade the front of the building so the kids will have something to be proud of.â
Feb. 1-5 was National School Counseling Week, and North Lamar ISD campuses recognized the tremendous impact their school counselors have in helping students achieve school success and planning careers.
School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a masterâs degree in school counseling who shoulder many responsibilities. They are actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents. They work in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in todayâs world. They focus on positive ways to enhance studentsâ academic, postsecondary and social/emotional development, and they work with teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves.