Board gives its OK to rental agreement

New superintendent to live in E.B. house

Newly selected Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent Michelle McClung will soon be moving into a rental house near W.S. Neal Elementary and Middle School in East Brewton after the school board approved a rental agreement on board-owned property.

The house is located at 601 Williamson St., near both schools.

School Board Attorney Kirk Garrett told the school board Tuesday that it had to receive a fair market value on the rent according to state law.

It was also noted that the house is in need of a lot of repairs, including new appliances.

Board Member Danny Benjamin asked whose responsib...