The public job of putting together a school budget for the 2011-12 year begins Saturday morning over pastries and coffee for the Fulton Board of Education.
The board holds a special meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Fulton Education Center.
A blood drive is scheduled for G. Ray Bodley High School and it’s time to sign up. Also: new students join the National Honor Society, hunting season nears the end, and predictions on the winter sports season.
Want a tax refund? Go to prison! That story and many others are in our roundup of interesting news from around the state.
Would you believe that there are more than 485 printers and copiers in the Fulton City School District?
That fact is just one of many little surprises in a report on how the district’s staff gets its printing done, as the district makes a big move to bring its printing costs under control.
There’s been a leak and the Mock Trial team knows ahead of time what it’s up against. Also, a first look at snow; the countdown to Christmas; and the weekend’s NFL picks.
Fulton’s hockey squad, already suffering from injuries, begins the season today with a scrimmage on home ice. Also, financial aid night is coming and it’s time to figure out which seniors have the best attributes.
Six City of Fulton employees are ex-employees today. They were laid off last week as the city prepares its budget for 2011, the head of the union representing most city employees said.
CSEA local President Brace Tallents said the city notified employees last week that their job titles would be eliminated as of Dec. 1. “They called me in a week ago and said we’re going to have some layoffs,” Tallents said of his meeting with Mayor Ron Woodward and some city department heads. He said the news was a surprise.
UPDATED with comments from Mayor Ron Woodward.
The state may make school districts pay for your child’s Regents exam. That’s among the stories from elsewhere that you might want to know about today. Also: state tax revenues rise, a win for anti-hydrofracking activists, and going for the dreidel record.
There’s a new Eagle Scout in town and you’ll meet him in today’s RaiderNet Daily. Also, the chorus holiday concert is set and it’s the VIP treatment for seniors.
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