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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DeKalb County Schools to break ground on new Sequoyah middle, high schools
DeKalb County Schools will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for its new middle school and high school. Channel 2 Action News first told you in April when the school board approved the Sequoyah Middle School and Sequoyah High School project. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton, board members and other school officials will speak at a groundbreaking ceremony at 2 p.m. The new Sequoyah Middle School and future Sequoyah High School will be on the same campus on Aztec Road. The schools will share some facilities, like the new sports fields and gymnasiums. Channel 2's Steve Gehlbach spoke with Sequoyah Middle School Principal Sedrick Anthony when the project was approved. 'People are excited, now able to see [it] come to fruition,' he said. TRENDING STORIES: Braves celebrate 20 millionth fan to Truist Park Woman says she was tricked when selling car online using Zelle Civil Rights icon, former Ambassador Andrew Young honored at tribute for his 93rd birthday The new schools are needed for the growing city of Doraville, but also encompass the Buford Highway corridor from Chamblee to Norcross. Anthony said the current student population is more than 90% Hispanic, with English as a second language. He said the new schools will reenergize students, staff and the community as a whole. 'I would say a significant investment in students that have typically been marginalized so have opportunity to say you're important and you're invested,' Anthony said. The final contact approved by the school board includes a $230 million education special local option sales tax, or E-SPLOST. The middle school is expected to be finished first in 2027 followed by the new high school in 2029. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Yahoo
Edmond Schools placed on brief lockdown, robbery suspect in custody, says Police
UPDATE @ 3:28 P.M. – Edmond Police have confirmed, a Facebook Marketplace deal gone wrong at 400 E. Danforth is what turned into an attempted armed robbery. Authorities say, two suspects are in custody with one found hiding in a backyard shed. Police believe a third suspect was likely picked up and is no longer in the area. No injuries have been reported. EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – Authorities in Edmond say a robbery suspect is now in custody after several schools in the area were secured. According to Edmond Public Schools, it was out of abundance of caution, and at the advice of Edmond Police, the following schools are were secured: Edmond North High School Sequoyah Middle School Northern Hills Elementary Russell Dougherty Elementary Boulevard Academy Legal experts say OSDE citizenship rule likely to face lawsuits Shortly after the arrest of the suspect Edmond Public Schools released the following statement: Parents & Guardians, Edmond Police have notified us that the suspect is in custody and it is safe for us to lift the secure at all of our buildings. Our schools are returning to normal. Dismissal for Sequoyah Middle School has just started, but students will be a little delayed in getting home this afternoon. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding this afternoon as we worked through this situation. Edmond Public Schools Administration *Secure means all students are inside, all exterior doors are locked and secured and nobody will be checked in or out of school. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
