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By Donna Bain
Staff Writer

The Pickens County Board of Education had its monthly meeting on December 12, 2022. Board Chairman Annie Jackson called the meeting to order after the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Superintendent Jamie Chapman recommended that the agenda be approved, and it was approved with a motion from Board Member Gene Dawkins and a second from Board Member Dr. John Brandon. The Board approved the minutes from November with a motion from Board Member Dr. Brandon and a second from Board Member Dawkins. A motion was made by Board Member Frankie Spencer, and a second was made by Board Member Dr. Brandon to approve payroll. It was approved.
The financial report was given by Mrs. Jennifer Shirley, and it was approved with a motion from Board Member Dawkins and a second from Board Member Sam Wiggins. Mrs. Shirley also gave a report on the Covid money that was allotted to the county over the past two years.