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Williamsburg school renovations ahead of schedule

Renovations to Williamsburg Independent School, which has forced a portion of the classes to be moved to neighboring Main Street Baptist Church this year, is moving ahead of schedule, and all classrooms may be able to move back into the school by the start of the next school year...
Posted On 24 Jan 2018

Jake Mountjoy remembered as dedicated public servant

For Jake Mountjoy, public service wasn’t just something he did. It was a way of life. He served in the United States Navy during WWII, and then as an educator at the Williamsburg Independent School District for 32 years, including the last 12 years when he served as...
Posted On 18 Oct 2017

W’burg students have fun while learning about healthy life choices

How does too much salt and fat in one’s food and too little exercise affect the body? What happens to your lungs when you smoke? Fourth and fifth graders at Williamsburg Independent School got answers to these kinds of questions and got to see how the lungs inflate and deflate as...
Posted On 05 Apr 2017

W’burg Superintendent apologizes for trophy trashing, promises criteria for how trophies are displayed

Williamsburg Independent Superintendent Dr. Amon Couch promises that he understands how angry and frustrated Williamsburg alumni were last week after video came to light on social media showing school officials throwing about 40 old trophies into a school dumpster, and he...
Posted On 08 Feb 2017

W’burg school gets new LED sign thanks to some friends

Thanks to a little help from its friends, the Williamsburg Independent School District now has a new LED sign, which is located in front of the school. The $13,000 sign was paid for via donations from Forcht Bank, the Williamsburg Tourism Commission, the Williamsburg Independent...
Posted On 18 Jan 2017

Williamsburg schools sell property for $80,000 less than purchase price

Even though the amount wasn’t what they were hoping for, the Williamsburg Independent School District has agreed to accept a $123,000 bid that it received during an online auction last week for a 13.87-acre tract of land. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...
Posted On 22 Dec 2016

W’burg schools stand to lose $80,000 on property sale

The Williamsburg Independent School District stands to lose about $80,000 if it accepts the results of an online-auction that ended Tuesday afternoon to sell a piece of property that it has owned since 2007 when it was purchased as a possible site for a new school or athletic...
Posted On 14 Dec 2016

Forcht Bank donates $19,000 to W’burg school district

A local bank’s investment in the future will result in two new computer labs for a small school district. As part of a joint project, Forcht Bank donated $19,000 Friday morning to Williamsburg Independent School, which will add $19,000 of its own technology funds, to...
Posted On 16 Nov 2016