EPC progresses high school construction, plans for future demolition

ShareAdd Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on GoogleLEPANTO, Ark. (KAIT) - A school district is preparing to move seventh- through 12th-grade students into a new building, and its superintendent hopes classrooms will be filled by Christmas. The East Poinsett County School District is constructing a new high school building in Lepanto.The previous building was demolished this summer. Superintendent Micky Pierce said demolition waited until after workers cleared asbestos from the building. The high school students currently share a building with junior high students.“They’re all ready to have a little more room,” Pierce said.Pierce said the building leveled over the summer was built in 1947, while their elementary school was constructed in 1968. Although both buildings were good, he said they lacked infrastructure needed in modern schools.

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