PODCAST (Click PLAY above this description) - In this highly informative and upbeat feature interview, WGNS host Scott Walker sits down with Rutherford County School Board Chair Claire Maxwell and Zone 6 RCS Board Member Butch Vaughn to discuss the sweeping transformations and historic milestones taking place across the county's public school system. The guests kick off the broadcast with an exciting update regarding the school board's recent authorization to acquire the 86-acre Dismukes property off Blackman Road, a vital land transaction that will effectively complete the district's highly successful three-school model campus in the Blackman community. This prime parcel sits just up the road from Poplar Hill Elementary and the nearly finished Poplar Hill Middle School, clearing the way for a future high school that ensures seamless geographic, athletic, and academic continuity for local families. The board members reflect on how these forward-thinking land acquisitions, including the finalization of the 160-acre Lee Road tract near Smyrna and Nolensville, are absolutely essential to getting ahead of the explosive regional growth wave before local infrastructure falls behind the eight ball.

They wrap up the episode on a profoundly inspiring note by highlighting "Camp Wonder," a free, volunteer-run summer camp at Riverdale High School this year, designed for high school-aged special needs students to celebrate America's upcoming 250th birthday.

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• Photo Below: The Rutherford County Board of Education.