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Williamsburg Independent hosts open house/block party to welcome students back

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Williamsburg Independent School held an open house Monday evening, inviting students to come meet their new teachers and tour the classrooms where they will be spending the upcoming school year. As part of the event, a block party was held in the parking...

Williamsburg Ind. donates old classroom furniture to school destroyed by flooding

Hundreds of desks, chairs and other essential classroom furniture that Williamsburg Independent School had originally intended to auction off following a recent remodel of its elementary and intermediate rooms are instead now being put to good use. July’s historic flooding...

Williamsburg Superintendent Tim Melton to receive raise

Williamsburg Independent Superintendent Tim Melton is getting a raise. During the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday, board members entertained an amendment to Melton’s contract that would adjust his salary for the remainder of the...

Dataseam Apprenticeship training held at Williamsburg Independent

More than a dozen regional students came together last week at Williamsburg Independent School for an in-person training as part of a program that allows these students to both get hands-on IT work experience and make money. The program is headed up by Dataseam, a...

Williamsburg Independent gets instructional space redesign

Elementary and intermediate students at Williamsburg Independent will be returning to refreshed classrooms this school year following a recent redesign of the school’s instructional spaces. A variety of new furniture, made possible through Elementary and Secondary School...

Williamsburg Superintendent Tim Melton receives high marks on annual evaluation

With continued experience typically comes improved success, and that is what Williamsburg Independent Superintendent Tim Melton has shown over the past year after receiving high praise from members of the Williamsburg Independent Board of Education. Read this story and more for...

Williamsburg Ind. kicks off summer feeding program

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Summer fun: Williamsburg Independent School held an event last Friday afternoon commemorating the kickoff to the school district’s summer feeding program. There was a number of activities to participate in, such as face painting and balloon animals. Lunch...

New W’burg stage will be named in honor of ‘Nannie’ during Pops in the Park Saturday

The stage in Williamsburg’s newest park will soon officially be named after one of Williamsburg High School’s longest serving and most popular band directors, Nannie Hays. The stage dedication will take place during the Pops in the Park event on Saturday, April 23, at River Fog...
Posted On 21 Apr 2022

‘It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how’ – Dr. Seuss

Students at Williamsburg Independent School had the opportunity to meet their favorite Dr. Seuss characters on March 3. As part of the Read Across America celebration, the Williamsburg Family Resource and Youth Service Center, Gear-Up and Save the Children collaborated to create...

W’burg school evacuated Tuesday after bogus bomb threat

Williamsburg Police are warning that the person responsible for phoning in a bomb threat to Williamsburg Independent School Tuesday morning is facing “numerous charges” and “serious consequences” even though no explosive or incendiary device was found. Photo by JENNIFER K....
Posted On 09 Mar 2022