A new chairman and vice-chairwoman were appointed to the Jackson County School Board Tuesday.

The Jackson County School Board has allotted time to a Tallahassee attorney requesting to come before the board on behalf of the families of several children who were present when a Marianna Middle School teacher made a racial slur in class.

The investigation involving a Marianna High School teacher accused of using a racial slur has ended.

A large crowd of people walked out of the Jackson County School Board office in Marianna disappointed by the board’s decision to uphold disciplinary actions against former Marianna Middle School teacher Greg Howard.

An investigation is under way to determine whether a Marianna High School teacher used a racial slur and cursed in the classroom as alleged by a parent in a letter to Jackson County Superintendent of Schools Danny Sims.

Since it was first reported in the Jackson County Floridan Thursday, the racial slur incident and subsequent suspension of Marianna Middle School teacher Greg Howard has been heavily discussed among residents and media sources all over the nation.

The Jackson County School Board has taken action against a teacher who apparently made racial commentary on presidential candidate Barack Obama.

A Marianna Middle School teacher was suspended after being accused of making “racially inappropriate comments,” according to a Jackson County School District official.

Tuesday night’s local election totals revealed big losses for some incumbents and landslide victories for others, while the hotly contested Jackson County Sheriff’s race was narrowed from 10 to just four candidates.

The Jackson County Supervisor of Elections Office announced unofficial absentee and early voting totals at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Jackson County School Board opened its monthly meeting to a packed house Tuesday, when students from around the district were recognized for their FCAT scores.

It was recently announced that students at Marianna High School will be asked to pay class dues beginning this year to ease the need for fund raising throughout the school year.

After the novel’s presence in the Jackson County School District was challenged by a student’s parent, the Jackson County School Board voted to keep The Kite Runner.

Attention Jackson County students and parents: Schools that are requiring shirts to be tucked in have clarified that shirts such as polos are not an exception to the rule.

The School Board of Jackson County has set a tentative millage rate and confirmed it’s proposed budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The budget figure comes to $96,144,082 and includes much more than local tax money.