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Blount County board appoints Justin Ridge as director of schools

3069592 · April 21, 2025
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The Blount County Board of Education selected Justin Ridge as director of schools after narrowing a six-candidate field to two; one candidate withdrew and the final appointment was unanimous. Details on the effective start date were not specified.

The Blount County Board of Education appointed Justin Ridge as director of schools during a board meeting, the board announced. The board first narrowed its candidate pool to two finalists—Justin Ridge and Alisa Teef Taylor—after one candidate withdrew; the final appointment of Ridge was approved unanimously by roll call.

The decision followed the withdrawal of candidate Dylan Connell from Durango, Colorado, who informed the board he would…

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