Erwin NewsLocal news for Erwin, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.District mulls $2 million trim- February 23, 2008 "Our motto here is students come first and everything we do has to be what's best for them." Closing schools, laying off teachers and cutting programs are some of the possibilities the Bassett Unified schools are mulling to find nearly $2 million in cuts for next year. via Pasadena Star-Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/erwin-nc/2008/02/district-mulls-2-million-trim?fromrss=1 Editor's Note: a link to the map of the new school districts is under- February 14, 2008 "We were not able, I don't know if it is possible, to address every public desire. But the staff did make a good faith effort to address as many as we could, given all the data that we had" EDITOR'S NOTE: A link to the map of the new school districts is under "Related Multimedia." The Onslow County Board of Education this week approved a redistricting plan that would affect 1,451 elementary school ... via Jacksonville Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/erwin-nc/2008/02/editors-note-a-link-to-the-map-of-the-new-schoo... DVD honors Stephen-Lee's heroes- February 3, 2008 "We were just in awe of the Stephens-Lee band" Co-authors Bennie Lake and Johnny Bailey shined a light on the athletic exploits of fellow Stephens-Lee athletes with a book that was published in 2001. via The Asheville Citizen-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/erwin-nc/2008/02/dvd-honors-stephen-lees-heroes?fromrss=1 |