Winston County Board of Education

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Major personnel changes are taking place at Winston County High School ahead of the new school year starting for students on Aug. 7, when students will see a new teacher in the auto technology department as well as new faces in the positions of head football coach and band director.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A drop in enrollment at both Winston County High School and Double Springs Middle School means the assistant principal position at each school for the 2023-2024 school year has been eliminated.

LYNN - Those getting copies of reports or photos from Lynn Police Department will now pay a fee, after the Lynn Town Council passed a resolution to that effect at the request of Police Chief Bryan Kirkpatrick in October.

In other news, some Lynn residents will be able to sign up for Charter internet, phone, TV and mobile services at some point...

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A concerned mother voiced a complaint to the Winston County Board of Education at their May 26, meeting, stating her child was on a bus that was sideswiped by a semi during a field trip, but no one, including teachers, reported it.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Several personnel resignations, including staff members either being transferred to other positions or those leaving for positions in other school systems, were approved by the Winston County Board of Education during an early morning session Thursday, Sept. 2.

WINSTON COUNTY - The Winston County Board of Education’s long-awaited action to sell a portion of 16th section property that’s been in their control, but lying dormant in the Houston area means a financial benefit to the school district in the form of interest and eventually property taxes providing benefits across the county.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The 2020-2021 school year for Winston County Schools has been unique, to say the least.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Winston County Schools Superintendent Greg Pendley and members of the board of education were administered the oath of office to begin a new term at the board’s regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Allegations of alcohol possession and inappropriate conduct at the central office of the Winston County Board of Education came to light publicly, when questions from a concerned parent were directed to Winston County Schools Superintendent Greg Pendley and school board members at their Thursday, Aug. 27, meeting.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Winston County Schools Superintendent Greg Pendley refuted allegations brought out by a concerned parent during an Aug. 27, board meeting, stressing these allegations were based on rumors and hearsay rather than fact.