Grubb appointed to fill vacant seat on Whitley County BOE

The Whitley County Board of Education is now officially complete.

The board met Thursday evening for their second special-called meeting in a week to appoint a new member to fill a vacancy on the board. Following a brief executive session, which was closed to the public, the board announced Paula Grubb as the newest member of the board.

Grubb will fill the third-district seat, which has been vacant since former board member Malorie Cooper resigned in December 2022. Grubb was one of two applicants who applied to fill the vacant seat.

The board initially selected Kelly Bryant, a former Whitley County High School teacher, to fill the vacancy during a Jan. 26th special-called meeting, though the district announced Tuesday that she would not be taking over the seat due to a conflict of interest.

Grubb is a 1996 graduate of WCHS and currently works with student employment and Title IX at Union College. She was sworn in during the meeting by board attorney Tim Crawford.

For more information regarding the board’s appointment, see the Feb. 8 edition of the News Journal.