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Groundbreaking begins construction of consolidated Southern Gap High School in Buchanan County
Summary
Officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined local leaders at a ceremonial groundbreaking for Southern Gap High School, marking the start of a long-planned consolidation project funded in part by federal flood-mitigation legislation and recent supplemental appropriations.
Sherry Fletcher, division superintendent and emcee, opened the Southern Gap High School groundbreaking on behalf of Buchanan County Public Schools, tracing the project’s origin to flood-mitigation work authorized after the April 1977 flood and later federal appropriations.
“This groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of a new era in the education for our community,” Fletcher said, emphasizing the school’s role in expanding vocational, arts and athletic opportunities for students.
Angie McClanahan, identified in the record as Buchanan County School Board chairperson, called the milestone…
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