School Board accepts bid; recognizes students during meeting

The Picayune School District’s Board of Trustees handled several routine matters during Tuesday’s meeting, including accepting bids and approving several projects throughout the district.

After re-advertising the sale of school district vehicles the Board of Trustees had two bids up for approval. One bid was from Frank Egger, of $617.28 for a non-operational 1992 International school bus. The second bid of $3,042 was received from Durham Enterprises for three Dodge vans, a truck and two school buses, including the’92 International. The board approved the second bid from Durham Enterprises.

Another item on the agenda was a request to begin advertising for bids for a new air conditioning system for South Side Lower Elementary. The current units at the school are over 35 years old.

“That’s pretty incredible that maintenance has kept them alive for that long,” Vice-Chairperson Dr. Lori Blackmer said.