The Jackson County Board of Education took up several items at their regular meeting last Thursday, February 4. 

The staffs of Ripley Elementary, Middle, and High Schools are getting a little lighter as they compete in a Biggest Loser competition.

Students at Kenna Elementary have explored the character trait of caring by contributing to relief efforts in Haiti.

The Jackson County Board of Education met in special session last Tuesday evening to act on reduction-in-force personnel recommendations for the 2010-11 school year.

A California fifth grader is seeking items and information about West Virginia for a class project on the state.

Wednesday (January 20) will now be an full day of school for Jackson County students

Superintendent Blaine Hess announced last week that the State School Building Authority has agreed to fund a four-classroom addition to Evans Elementary School. Students at the school have, for several years, been attending class in portable classrooms parked behind the school.

The Jackson County Health Department began vaccinating students Tuesday, starting with Heritage Christian Academy.

Criminal Justice students from WVU-P and the Roane-Jackson Technical Center got some hands on training at the Jackson County Courthouse last Monday evening.

Special meeting set for Tuesday, October 27, at 7:00 p.m. 

Mary Badham, who played Scout in the movie version of To Kill a Mockingbird, will be in town Monday, October 26 to correspond with The Big Read.

With an emphasis on exploring the science of consciousness and understanding of human possibility, the first West Virginia Chapter of Noetic Science has been formed in Jackson County.

The Jackson County Health Department, Board of Education and Jackson General Hospital advise extra precautions in the face of the H1N1 virus's impact in Jackson County. 

To Kill a Mockingbird is selected book for month-long event. 

The Jackson County Board of Education pulled back from the total ban on cell phones at school favored by principals and put into effect a compromise policy.  The policy will allow students to carry or have the devices in their lockers if they’re turned off and allow their use at school with prior approval of the administrator.