Stories from Thursday, May 27, 2010

GOSNELL -- Gosnell School District Superintendent Stan Williams' last school board meeting was a short one Wednesday, and the agenda only included personnel. The Gosnell School Board began its meeting Wednesday by approving the minutes of its previous meeting and then moved on to accepting the resignations of staff members Freddy Bowen, Lisa Ballard, Angie Despain, Tyler Templeton and Samantha Dunivan...

Don't be alarmed by the two large scissor lifts and droves of workers around First Baptist Church. They're just tuckpointing. Tuckpointing is the process of repairing the mortar between bricks, according to the Masonry Advisory Council. The process began a few weeks ago with a thorough cleaning of the exterior of the building, said Becky Boyles, office manager...