School Board Bids Farewell to Hunter, Westmoreland

CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners said goodbye to two longtime public servants last night in Chairwoman Kendyl Brock Hunter and Jay Westmoreland who has represented Dist. 4 since 2009. Both will end their terms on Dec. 31.

Hunter, who started her term in office in 2005, was a member of the Georgia State Board Association’s Board Chair Advisory Council and Board Operations Committee. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Wilson thanked both for their service and presented them a plaque in recognition of their contributions to White County’s School System.

Wilson provided an update on the search for a new head football coach for White County High School. He indicated the search committee had interviewed several candidates and expressed the desire to have a new coach on board by no later than February.

The school system has more than $900,000 in its Pay As You Go Account and commissioners voted unanimously to spend about $90,840 for repairs and replacement items for the auditorium, gymnasium, and the bus barn.

The Board also approved the 2017 meeting dates, a request to declare equipment at J.P. Nix Elementary School surplus and authorize disposition and a field trip to Amicalola Falls for J.P. Nix.