JHS SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO BUILD NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SEE PAGE 2.
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Citizens speak out on new school’s location Jacksonville School Board’s decision doesn’t sit well with some residents LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service The Jacksonville Board of Education decided last week to build a new elementary school south of the city’s historic hub, but on Monday residents
filled the Jacksonville City Council’s chambers urging it to keep it where it is now located. The board’s decision to build the elementary school on George Douthit Drive hinges on the availability of a lot of city-owned land adjacent to Jacksonville High School. Members of the city
government and the school board have said the council planned to donate the property to the schools, but the council has yet to hand the land over. Now residents who want Kitty Stone Elementary to be rebuilt in place are appealing to council members to act on their behalf.
Classic at Buckhorn now open Full menu offered for lunch and dinner BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT
“It wasn’t the school board’s job to look out for our small town charm,” said Susan Di Biase. “It is, however, the council’s responsibility to look out for our small town charm.” About a dozen residents spoke for nearly an hour in opposition of the ■ See COUNCIL, page 10
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New students may be given computers LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service
Starting this week, Classic at Buckhorn will be open six days a week. Previously, the new restaurant located in Weaver on the Jacksonville-Alexandria Highway (189 Angel Lake Road) was open for lunch five days a week. Co-owners Gary Angel and David Mashburn say lunch will be served Monday-Friday from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., and dinner will begin at 5 ThursdaySaturday. A full menu will be offered for both meals. Mashburn said the restaurant’s signature dish is garlic grits with a side of tilapia surrounded by shrimp Creole. “It’s a very good dish,” said Mashburn. “We’ll be serving it for lunch and dinner. We also have some very good chicken dishes and something else special to us that we call the Buckhorn burger.” He said several healthy dishes are
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Owner Gary Angel shakes David Mashburn’s hand on a successful first week at Classic at Buckhorn. Angel’s wife Brenda looks on.
■ See RESTAURANT, page 16
Jacksonville State University freshmen in 2015 may get school-issued tablet computers along with their meal plans and dorm assignments. University staff on Monday explained to JSU trustees a program, expected to launch in the fall semester of 2015, that would see the university provide Apple iPads to all incoming freshmen. Officials did not say how much the program will cost or how the program would be funded, but said the university would provide the devices at no cost to students, perhaps through scholarships. “iPads are part of the plan, and they’re still working on the funding,” said Patty Hobbs, a spokeswoman for the university. The officials said the technology plan is part of an effort to improve students’ critical-thinking skills. The iPads, the theory goes, would become
■ See JSU, page 14
BENEFIT CONCERT
Riley Green will perform at JHS Saturday night Proceeds will help JHS baseball and cross country BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT
“It’s for a good cause, and it’s a fun way to raise money for some of the athletics at Jacksonville High School,” he said. “We’re hoping everyone will get on board with it and join us.” Green played baseball, basketball and football at JHS. The current baseball coach, David Deerman, coached Green in baseball. “Riley was a really good player for us,
Riley Green and his band will perform in a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Saturday in the gym at Jacksonville High School. Proceeds from the concert will go toward the school’s baseball and cross country teams. Green, a JHS alumnus, said he’s happy to be able to help give back to the school where he received his education. ■ See CONCERT, page 10
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