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New Watauga County School Board Members Sworn In, Contracts Approved Watauga County s new Board of Education members were sworn in Monday. The Watauga Democrat reports Monday s meeting was held virtually, and new members Jason Cornett and Marshall Ashcraft replaced the outgoing Ron Henries and Brenda Reese, while Steve Combs was reelected to the board. Gary Childers was unanimously elected board chairman and Steve Combs was unanimously approved as vice chairman. According to the report, the board approved a contract for LINQ, the school system’s financial software provider that has worked with the school system for more than 20 years. The new contract will be for five years and cost $101,700, representing a lower monthly rate, saving over $11,000 over the previous contract. ....
BOONE â A new looking Watauga County Board of Education met Monday, Dec. 14, for a short meeting discussing appointments, lighting and the state of the schools. The meeting saw two new members join the board. Jason Cornett and Marshall Ashcraft replaced the outgoing Ron Henries and Brenda Reese, while Steve Combs was reelected to the board. Rather than a traditional swearing-in ceremony for the new board members, all of whom were using a video call to join remotely, they joined the board through the legal means. There will be a swearing-in ceremony at the January meeting, according to Superintendent Scott Elliott. ....