NEW GILMER-LEWIS SCHOOL WILL SERVE BOTH DISTRICTS

(03/20/2012)
Proposed School Crosses County Lines

Inter-County Elementary In Gilmer, Lewis Expected To Result In Big Savings

by Dave Boucher
www.dailymail.com

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - To avoid lengthy rides to school and costly building repairs, officials from Gilmer and Lewis counties want to create an inter-county elementary school.

If funding for the plan is approved, the school would be the only one of its kind in West Virginia, Gilmer Superintendent Ron Blankenship said.

"It's very exciting," Blankenship said. "It's a great opportunity for students in both counties."

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