School Board Candidates Meet with Residents

About a hundred Graves County residents turned out Saturday evening at a meet and greet with two of the new candidates for the Graves County School Board, William Bell and Josh Cherry.

In addition to being candidates for the school board, Bell and Cherry are also plaintiffs in the lawsuit regarding the controversial closure of Cuba Elementary School. The lawsuit alleges that the current board did not follow proper procedure in closing the school.

Will Bell also spearheaded the grassroots campaign against the current board’s proposed tax increase of 18.4 % last year. That tax ultimately was voted down.

Special guest in attendance Saturday was current board member Kelly Whitaker who is up for reelection to the board in District 5. Whitaker cast the lone dissenting vote in the 4-1 decision of the board to close Cuba.

Judge Phillip Shepard has ordered the current board to halt any sale of the school property and has delayed his final decision in the case until after the November election.







Information provided by Laura Thornton.