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NCOE Unit #3 Meets Wednesday, Will Approve New Board

April 20, 2021 by Villagers Voice

Agenda Board of Education Meeting

Wednesday, April 21 , 2021 7:00 p.m.

High School Auditorium

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approve Board Election Results

Administer Oath of Office

Organization of new Board-Election of President, Vice President, Secretary

Set Length of Term of Officers

Adjourn

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Approval of Bills

Principal Rep0rts

-Booth Trust

-Approve Bids for Timbering of Booth Trust Property

Accept Bid for High School HVAC Project

Amend Calendar for school year 2021-2022

Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement

Consider Purchase of Property: Parcel Numbers: 1728255008; 1 728255009; 1728255010

Approve Consolidated District Plan

Public Input -**Please note public comments about personnel of the district should be made in closed sessions of the Board or emailed to ncoeschools@gmail.com**

Executive Session: Accept resignation of David Spence, Bus Driver

Consider employment of Bus Driver

Consider employment of Jr. High Cheer Sponsor

Consider employment of H.S. Cheer Sponsor

Consider employment of Speech Language Pathologist

Adjournment

Filed Under: News Tagged With: NCOE school board, Norris City

Local Christian School Established in 2017 Accepting New Students for the 2021-2022 School Year

April 19, 2021 by Kathy Sands

Photo provided.

Submitted by The Eagle's Nest Staff

The Eagle's Nest began in 2017 when it was prayed in to existence by local faith-filled believers who wanted a different type of education for their children. They were looking for the Christian homeschool feel, with qualified teachers and more socialization among students. The result of those prayers was a wonderful one room school in a quiet country home. The classroom was filled with sweet kindergarteners, the best education,  passionate teachers and a loving environment where the students learned academically but also were trained up in the ways of God's love, and learning about Him every step of the way. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, News Tagged With: Christian school, Norris City

Local Girl Scout Troop 8258 Holds Award Ceremony Sunday

April 19, 2021 by Kathy Sands

Back row, left to right: Emma Wood of Norris City,  Serenity Hendrix of Carrier Mills, Tori Hillyard of Carmi, Alivia Hathaway of Harrisburg and Ashley Healy of Enfield. Middle row: Jocelyn Gibbons of Norris City, Miley Julian of Enfield, Alyx Weiss and Aaliyah Palmer, both of Harrisburg, Ava Harvey, and Makayla Hillyard, both of Carmi. Front row: Payton Perry and Emma Pass, both of Carrier Mills. Photo by Kathy Sands.

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois local Troop 8258 held a bridging and rededication ceremony at the Norris City reservoir on Sunday afternoon, April 18. Troop leader Jennie Smith and assistant Leslie Hendrix gave the girls the badges they had earned from last year.

Girl Scout Troop 8258 meets every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Norris City Methodist Church. Girls in the blue vest are the Daisies, the green vests are the Juniors and the brown vest is the Brownie level.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Girl Scouts, Norris City

Norris City Quilt Guild Meets in McLeansboro in April

April 14, 2021 by Villagers Voice

Nora Stewart displays her pieced quilt at The Norris City Quilt Guild meeting in April.

By Erin Zinzilieta-Pennington

The Norris City Quilt Guild met at The Big Red Barn in McLeansboro, on April 6. This was the first meeting for the Guild in over a year due to Covid-19 restrictions. Social distancing was enforced and masks were worn; 17 members and one guest were present. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community Events Tagged With: Norris City, Quilts

Dates Set for Town Wide Sales and Clean Up Week; Bryant Construction Fights Back–UPDATED

April 7, 2021 by Kathy Sands

UPDATE:It has been learned that the report of a snake found in an apartment that had bit a resident and was later killed did not happen. There was no snake found during a thorough search.

The date for Norris City’s town wide rummage sales was set by the board at Monday night’s Village board meeting. The dates for the sales is April 30 and May 1, 2021. Clean up week is set for the week of May 3, 2021. Everything is to be set out on the curb by May 5. Please call the office to schedule pick up. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, News Tagged With: Norris City

Norris City Board Meets Night Before Tuesday’s Elections

April 3, 2021 by Kathy Sands

Filed Under: Front Page Tagged With: Norris City

The Book Report – March 31

March 31, 2021 by Denise Karns and Jodi Travelstead

By Denise Karns and Jody Travelstead

We are back in business! The library is moving back to regular hours.  Effective Monday, April 5th, our hours will be Monday thru Thursday 12 PM to 7 PM & Friday and Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM. The Enfield Reading Room will be open on Tuesday and Thursdays 12 PM to 3 PM. We require everyone to wear a mask. We are so grateful to be able to fully reopen and look forward to seeing all of you soon. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community Events, The Book Report Tagged With: books, library, Norris City

Norris City Man Arrested After Two Incidents on 400 N.

March 26, 2021 by Kathy Sands

The White County Sheriff’s department received a report yesterday evening of a male in a white truck sitting in the caller’s driveway at 814 County Rd. 400 E, Norris City. The dispatcher told the officer that the driver had just struck a vehicle and drove through the caller’s yard. The driver then headed north on County Rd. 400 E. The caller managed to get the the license number of the suspect vehicle which belonged to Jason L. Cannon, 41,  from Norris City. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, White County Sheriff's Reports Tagged With: Norris City

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