• Board of Education selects chairman and vice chairman during organizational meeting

      The °èapp County Board of Education conducted its organizational meeting on Monday, December 2 to select a chairman and vice chairman to serve for the next two years.

      Dallas Township representative Josh Crisp was chosen by the Board to serve as chairman, and at-large member Dot Cherry was chosen to serve as vice chairman.

      The organizational meeting took place following the 9:00 a.m. induction/swearing-in ceremony for elected officials at the °èapp County Courthouse.  Robbie Lovelace (Cherryville Township), Brent Moore (Crowders Mountain Township), Janna Smith (°èappia Township), and Jeff Ramsey (at-large member) took the oath of office to serve on the Board of Education for the next four years (2024-2028).  

      Lovelace, Moore, and Ramsey were re-elected to the Board during the November 5 general election, and Smith was elected to the Board for the first time.  Board members are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis every two years.  Members Josh Crisp, Dot Cherry, Lee Dedmon, Tod Kinlaw, and A.M. Stephens were not up for re-election in 2024. 

      The Board’s next meeting is Monday, December 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Office.  The public is invited to attend the regular meeting, and the agenda will be posted on the °èapp website during the week prior to the meeting.

      °èapp County Board of Education

      • Josh Crisp, Dallas Township, Chairman
      • Dot Cherry, At-Large Member, Vice Chairman
      • Lee Dedmon, °èappia Township
      • Tod Kinlaw, South Point Township
      • Robbie Lovelace, Cherryville Township
      • Brent Moore, Crowders Mountain Township
      • Jeff K. Ramsey, At-Large Member
      • Janna Smith, °èappia Township
      • A.M. Stephens III, Riverbend Township