Higher student count boon to district

Posted on August 17, 2016

The Taylor County School District has begun the new year with more students than previously predicted, which could bring a six-figure financial windfall for the district if the counts hold until October.

According to Superintendent Paul Dyal, the new school year began well, with the usual transportation delays experienced each year as younger students learn their buses and routines.

PHOTO: Brett Freeman, left, and Brailynn Omans were among the 674 students who walked through the doors at Taylor County Elementary School last week. The pair faced the difficult choice of having either a popsicle, fudge pop or ice cream sandwich during a reading celebration Monday.

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