It was a special dedication for some Austell school students displaced by an historic flood. It was a bigger than normal celebration this year as children prepared to head back to class.
Clarkdale Elementary School is celebrating its 50th anniversary by cutting the ribbon to its new state of the art facility. The school was destroyed three years ago in what was said to a hundred year flood.
Since then, the students of Clarkdale Elementary School have been going to two different schools. Saturday's festivities mark their departure from Compton Elementary and Austell Intermediate School, and reunite the school back together under one roof.
Parents and students got the chance to tour their new school as they prepare to head back to school.
Longtime principal, Marjorie Bickerstaff, says the school is also growing. They are expecting 300 more students when school starts next Monday, putting the student population at around 700. They also have 14 more teachers.
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Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma. Those shelters could mean the difference between life and death when faced with one of these powerful storms.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
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Students of Clarkdale Elementary School will be back under one roof starting Aug. 13 as their new facility opens with the new school year.
