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Board endorses Vass Carthage Road site for new Carthage Elementary amid town objections
Summary
The Moore County Board of Education voted 5–2 to endorse a board-owned parcel on Vass Carthage Road as the site for a replacement Carthage Elementary School, despite public pleas and town requests to keep the school inside Carthage limits and offers of donated land.
The Moore County Board of Education voted 5–2 on Dec. 8 to endorse the board-owned parcel on Vass Carthage Road as the final selected site for a replacement Carthage Elementary School, allowing staff to proceed with site development and to include the project in a proposed November 2026 general obligation bond.
The superintendent, Dr. Locklear, told the board the Vass Carthage Road tract offers favorable topography, about 30 acres, road frontage suitable for queuing car traffic off the highway, and access to utilities. "I continue to recommend to the board that you consider a motion tonight to endorse the purchase site on Vass Carthage Road as the final selected site for the future New Carthage Elementary School," Locklear said, adding that staff needs the endorsement to move into site development and architecture.
Residents and town officials urged a different…
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