Back To School

The White County Board of Education has given its approval to hire a new assistant superintendent of schools, a job current Superintendent Laurie Burkett held prior to her promotion.

As school systems across Northeast Georgia get back in session, local officials have issued some warnings for drivers about safe practices for driving around school buses and school zones.

Parents might want to think twice before posting a back-to-school picture of their child online, especially a style that gained popularity recently with children holding a blackboard that includes a few personal notes, police said.

While some high school students spent their summer working at a job, vacationing with family or hanging out with friends, 60 rising sophomores through seniors from Hall and Gilmer counties immersed themselves in the college life at the University of North Georgia.

The new school year means new school subjects for students, but parents can learn something too about protecting the identity of their children.

Most North Georgia families headed back to school will grab a shopping cart at least once, filling it with everything from clothes and shoes, book covers, notebooks and packages of pens, and maybe even a new tablet. The receipt shows a total with tax, but how much are we really spending and what are we spending it on?

Each new school year brings with it new students and new teachers, but, this year, there's something else in Gainesville, Hall County, and Forsyth County: new schools.

The ribbon has been cut and the new Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy building is officially ready for students in the fall.