Education

 The school district is going back to the drawing board, and the process of creating an entirely new district facilities plan started on Nov. 12 when the new Marion County Public Schools Local Planning Committee convened for its first orientation meeting.

During the more than two-hour meeting, George Spragens was selected as committee chairman and Paula Curtis was selected as vice chair.

St. Augustine School celebrated fire safety last month by inviting special guests to their school. Smokey the Bear talked about fire safety outdoors and firefighters with the Lebanon Fire Department talked about fire safety in the home.