Week of March 12–16, 2018JASPER JR. HIGHJASPER HIGH SCHOOLMonday - Hotdog on WW Bun, shredded cheese cup, hotdog chili sauce, sauerkraut, vegeterian bean, chips, fruit, condiment.Tuesday - Salad … more

Students in county and city schools will pay more for their lunches in the 2016-17 school year. more

Lupton Jr. High School students were recently recognized for their creative writings to commemorate the Holocaust. Lupton language arts teacher Megan Bolton gave her 8th grade students an assignment to read Elie Wiesel’s … more

Memorial Park Elementary School is enlisting the help of students to build the school’s very own playground. Students at Memorial Park have been using the neighboring playground beside the Jasper Natatorium during gym class, but school officials now have a goal to build a playground solely for their students. Memorial Park Principal Eric Rigsby said he is grateful that the school has been able to use the park’s play area, but said it can often become crowded with children from the school and Jasper community sharing the playground. more

When students are given the choice to take an elective class that encourages critical thinking and writing, those students thrive. Just ask the journalism students at Cordova High School (CHS). During the 2016-17 school year, CHS principal Kathy … more

Bevill State Community College has received a nearly $2 million grant to fund a new training center. The Appalachian Regional Commission announced BSCC will receive an Economic Diversification Award in the amount of … more

The Jasper City Schools Board of Education recently approved a classroom wing addition for the new Walker High School, and in just over a month, the structure is already rising to the second floor. Project Manager Trent Hall of Hoar Program … more

PARRISH — Fifth grader Abbi Ross received the first Mayor’s Super Citizen of the Year award during a ceremony held Tuesday at Parrish Elementary. Parrish Mayor Heather Hall presented Abbi with the Key to the Town of Parrish for her … more