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Southern Gap High School groundbreaking draws federal, state and local officials

Buchanan County Public Schools Board · August 14, 2024
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Community leaders and federal partners gathered at Southern Gap for a ceremonial groundbreaking marking the start of construction on the consolidated Southern Gap High School, a project supported in part by a 2019 federal supplemental appropriation and coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local school leaders.

Sherry Fletcher, the event’s master of ceremonies, opened the Southern Gap High School groundbreaking by tracing the project’s origin to flood-related federal authorizations and years of local planning. “My name is Sherry Fletcher, and today, I am greatly honored to be to serve as your MC,” Fletcher said, welcoming officials, contractors and community members.

Angie McClanahan, chair of the Buchanan County Public Schools board, called the day a milestone after years of meetings and negotiations and said…

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