Column: What’s to become of the shuttered elementary school in Spring Lake?
Cumberland County commissioners more than six months ago rejected an offer from the board of education to purchase the old school for $750,000, but new commissioners’ chair Kirk deViere says the school’s fate could be worth further conversation.
Spring Lake aldermen to discuss plans for economic development retreat
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is expected on Monday to consider a contract to host an economic development retreat, as well as look at approving monthly “Main …
Cumberland County school board members look forward to 2023-24 school year
The Cumberland County Board of Education met Tuesday after a monthlong summer break to discuss the upcoming school year and plans for new and old buildings. Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. …
Public hearings set on proposed school closures
The Cumberland County Board of Education will hear from the public on the proposed closure of two schools during its meeting May 10. The school board has scheduled public hearings on the proposed …
School board approves reassignment plans, votes to close T.C. Berrien
Parents of students normally assigned to T.C. Berrien and Lillian Black elementary schools now know where those children will go in the 2022-23 school year. On Tuesday night, the Cumberland County Board of Education made final decisions on student reassignment plans.

