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HISD Approves Plan, Ta b l e s B o n d V o t e
Stephanie Pitts began the presentation of the long range facility plan to trustees and the audience last Thursday evening before yielding the podium to other members of the committee. By Wade Thibodeaux be Junior High, and renovations to some The Huntsville ISD 9-12 would be High of the existing buildBoard of Trustees School. The campus- ings. Huntsville High met in special session es of Gibbs, Stewart, School would house last Thursday, Au- Huntsville Elemen- the current 9-12 gust 13, 2020 at 6:00 tary School, a new grades and would see pm. in the Support Scott Johnson, and a new auditorium as and Learning Center Samuel Walker Hous- well as a new baselocated at 1010 8th ton would house stu- ball/softball complex Street to hear about dents in grades Pre-K constructed to better the long range facil- through 5th and the serve the students. All of this new conity plan. The presen- existing Scott Johntation provided for son would become a struction and renovaa re-alignment of all multi purpose build- tions is expected to grades at HISD and ing called Huntsville cost in the neighborfor some juggling of Community Center. hood of $92 Million students and campus- Mance Park would and is estimated to be es to better align the become the Junior able to be completkids with the facili- High Campus that ed within a couple of ties. The plan called housed grades 6-8 and years. The trustees for Pre-K through 5th would be the campus received additional grade to be Elementa- that saw the most new good news in (contd ry, Grades 6-8 would buildings and many on page 7)
Wischnewsky Dodge Gathers School Supplies
By Wade Thibodeaux Josh Wischnewsky poses with a Jeep full of recently gathered school supplies as the dealership that he recently purchased was
hosting the event to be able to provide some much needed school supplies to children in the Huntsville ISD. The event which is slated to become an
annual event will collect the supplies for a few days and then will deliver them to the District for distribution to those (contd on page 7)
By Wade Thibodeaux The Walker County Hospital District Board of Managers met in a special session last Monday, August 10, 2020 and approved interlocal agreements with both
the City of Huntsville and Walker County. The agreements provide funding for the Hospital District to sub contract out to Huntsville Memorial Hospital for Covid-19 testing on a seven day
a week schedule for any resident of the City of Huntsville and or Walker County. The testing began Monday, August 17, 2020 and will be conducted through (contd on page 7)
Hospital District Approves Agreement With City, County