Hiawassee, GA – Towns County Board of Education (TCBOE) convened on Monday, July 3, 2017 at 7 p.m. The Board agreed to roll the Workshop and the regular July Board Meeting into one session; therefore, there will be no need for a July Board Meeting the following Monday. Present were TCS Superintendent Dr. Darren Berrong, […]
Read More »Towns County BOE approves advertising tentative 2018 Budget, tackles unpaid $20,000 student meal charge balance
The Towns County BOE convened for their regular monthly Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2017. Superintendent Darren Berrong and all Board Members were present. Elementary School (ES) Principal Dr. Sandy Page, Middle School (MS) Principal Erica Chastain and High School (HS) Principal Dr. Connie Hobbs were in attendance. Dr. Berrong addressed […]
Read More »Towns County BOE: 78 per cent of revenue in with 67 per cent of year complete
The Towns County Board of Education (TCBOE) convened on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 7: p.m. at the TCBOE Offices in Hiawassee for their monthly Work Session for consideration of items on the upcoming regular April Board Meeting set for Monday April 17, 2017 at 7 p.m. at the TCHS Auditorium. Towns County School Superintendent […]
Read More »Former Union General Hospital Officials Back in the News
Blairsville, GA – John Michael Gowder, more commonly known as Mike Gowder, former Chief Executive Officer of Union General Hospital, Inc., which controlled the Union County entity known as Union General Hospital Authority, was indicted in both Union and Towns Counties on multiple counts of Fraud in Obtaining Controlled Substances (O.C.G.A. 16-13-43(a)(3)) and Violation of […]
Read More »Towns County Board of Education approves FY 2018 Budget; resignation of TCHS Spanish teacher still an issue
Hiawassee, GA – Towns County Board of Education (TCBOE) convened on Monday, June 12 at 7 p.m. at the TC Middle School Auditorium for their June Meeting. Towns County Schools (TCS) Superintendent Dr. Darren Berrong and all Board Members were present. The TCS FY 2018 Budget, after the prescribed waiting period, was unanimously approved by […]
Read More »Commissioner Bradshaw recites First Reading of Resolution Amending TC Code of Ordinances for roads and streets; Towns County has 20 Firewise Communities
Sole Commissioner Cliff Bradshaw convened the April Towns County Meeting on April 18, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the Towns County Courthouse. Bradshaw recited the First Reading of a Resolution amending Towns County Code of Ordinances as follows: COMES NOW, the Sole Commissioner of Towns County, Georgia and amends the Code of Ordinances of Towns […]
Read More »School Superintendent Dr. Darren Berrong announces decision to move forward with Forward Funding and the Modernization Grant; MS and HS Robotics Teams give demonstration
The Towns County Board of Education convened on April 17, 2017 at 7 p.m. for their monthly Board Meeting. All Board Members were present as well as Towns County School Superintendent Dr. Darren Berrong. Elementary School (ES) Principal Dr. Sandy Page, Middle School (MS) Principal Erica Chastain and High School (HS) Principal Dr. Connie Hobbs […]
Read More »Towns County BOE approves renewal of Superintendent contract; reveals difficulty in finding Spanish teacher
The Towns County Board of Education (BOE) convened for a Work Session at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2017. TCS Superintendent Dr. Darren Berrong, Finance Director Myra Underwood and all TCS Board Members were present. In a closed Executive Session, the Board discussed the recommendation for renewal of Dr. Berrong’s Superintendent contract. Following the […]
Read More »Operation Ghost culminates in largest methamphetamine drug bust in Union County history with 35 arrests and 3 warrants
Blairsville, GA – On Thursday, June 22nd , 2017, 34 people were arrested and warrants were issued for 4 others. One of those ‘others’ has since been apprehended and arrested; but the three remaining are currently Union County’s Most Wanted because, according to UCSO Captain Chad Deyton and UCSO Sgt. Tyler Miller, they are the […]
Read More »TCBOE conducts second Budget Hearing; approves RLR Contract for SPLOST Projects; approves creating Construction Manager Position
The Towns County Board of Education met for their Workshop Session on May Day, Monday, May 1, 2017 at 7 p.m. TCS Superintendent Dr. Darren Berrong and all Board Members were present. Finance Director Myra Underwood and Secretary to Dr. Berrong Paula Whitehead were also present. The Board conducted the second Budget Hearing at 6:30 […]
Read More »Dr. David Gowder Indicted on at least 66 counts in Union County
Dr. David Gowder, former Board Member of Union General Hospital Authority and Board Member of Union General Hospital, Inc., was indicted by a Union County Grand Jury on Thursday and Friday on 66 counts including improerly prescribing medications and 4 counts of forging another doctor’s name on a prescription, according to a phone interview with […]
Read More »TCBOE: TCES earns High Progress Reward for Title 1 schools; TCMS on list of schools that Beat the Odds five years running; Safer, Smarter Kids curriculum is approved for ES
The Towns County Board of Education convened on Monday, March 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Middle School Auditorium in Hiawassee. School Superintendent Dr. Darren Berrong, Board Chair Robert Williams and Board Members Jerry Taylor, Stan Chastain, Laura Banister and Dr. Kilee Smith were present. Also present were Elementary […]
Read More »Towns County BOE announces HS and MS could be virtually brand new in three years; Superintendent, Board may soon be elected by popular vote
The Towns County Board of Education (TCBOE) convened on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. for a Workshop Session at the BOE offices at 67 Lakeview Circle in Hiawassee, GA. Superintendent Dr. Darren Berrong, Chairman Robert Williams, Vice-Chair Stan Chastain, and Members Laura Banister, Jerry Taylor and Dr. […]
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