EKB News

Pike County Board of Education members have unanimously approved plans for further renovations of the cafeteria at Dorton Elementary, which presently stands at more than $1.5 million. One board member says he approved the changes even though, over the course of 16 months, the cost has increased, but Pike County Superintendent Roger Wagner says the need is there. Plans approved in May 2008 set the budget at $234,000, but it later increased to $700,000 before growing to $1,489,000 by April 2009. The cost now stands at $1,735,000. Wagner says the growth of the Dorton community is the reason for the project, and revisions were made when needs were discovered. He attributes the needs to the growth of the student body.