The funding of School Resource Officers within city limits dominated conversation at Monday night's Loudon City Council workshop, and it wasn't even on the official agenda.
After some discussion between Director of Schools Jason Vance and board member Van Shaver on specific line items, the Loudon County Board of Education passed its $35 million budget 7-1, with Shaver recording the dissenting vote.
Loudon County Director of Schools Jason Vance and Greenback School Principal Barbara Bradley explained the decision to fire long-time basketball coach and math teacher Ed McCollum, saying Wednesday they felt it in the school's best interest to hire a full-time teacher. More
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