Crump News

Photo by Jeremy Belk Lt. Col. Lisa Crump hands over the colors of the 117th Military Police Battalion to her commanding officer Col.

Two principals will take on supervisory roles with the Jackson-Madison County Schools Board of Education next month.

Jeannie M. Kosciolek Position: Attorney Firm: Apperson Crump & Maxwell PLC Basics: Kosciolek concentrates her practice in divorce and family law as well as general civil litigation and elder law.

Jackson Central-Merry High School Principal Eric Jones hasn't moved into his office yet, but he's already started to work.

Speculation is rampant that some members of the Jackson-Madison County Board of Education will attempt to rescind the contract extension of schools Superintendent Dr.

When Jackson Central-Merry High School Principal Virginia Stackens-Crump handed senior Terelle Worthy his diploma on Friday night at Oman Arena, he didn't think he'd feel so emotional.

A state Department of Education official on Wednesday said the Jackson-Madison County School Board's only option, if it wants to overrule Superintendent Nancy Zambito's decision to "Fresh Start" Jackson Central-Merry High School, would be to choose a restructuring plan that doesn't deal with personnel.

Jackson-Madison County schools Superintendent Dr. Nancy Zambito made the right call in her decision that Jackson Central-Merry High School should undergo a 'dramatic turnaround' under rules set by the state Department of Education.

Jackson-Madison County Schools officials have confirmed that Eric Jones, currently interim principal at Liberty High School, will be principal at Jackson Central-Merry High School next school year.

Faculty, staff and parents at Jackson Central-Merry High School will find out today whom Superintendent Nancy Zambito has chosen as the school's new principal.

A recent study of the Freshman Academy programs at North Side and Jackson Central-Merry high schools showed mixed results in the students' test scores when compared with scores of students who didn't take part in the program.

My friend Luke is busy treating his outhouse for termites. It wouldn't do to have a termite-weakened seat in an outhouse.

Students with disabilities from Jackson Central-Merry High School will be able to find a place to work this summer thanks to the local youth services division of the Workforce Investment Act.

In a year's time, a sense of normalcy has returned to Hardin County as people move forward from the tornado that killed three county residents and caused millions in damages on Feb.

The proliferation of food blogs was one of the most hopeful trends of last year--hopeful because people feel confident enough they'll be putting food on the table in '09 to blog about it.