...assigned to the alternative program for discipline infractions participate in their school's graduation.Board member Marion Barnes brought up the issue, saying some principals might be misinterpreting the policy. While board policy prohibits alternative...

...worship service and gospel explosion at the campus chapel.Richmond County Board of Education member and Paine alumnus Marion Barnes will serve as the grand marshal in the homecoming parade Saturday.Other events include the Paine College Reunion...

...school board posts up for election in November are districts 1, 4, 5, 8 and 10, which are currently represented by Marion Barnes, Barbara Pulliam, Patsy Scott, Jimmy Atkins and Helen Minchew.

...incumbents are not term-limited and have a combined 43 years of experience. Two of the longest-serving, District 1's Marion Barnes and at-large member Helen Minchew, first took office in 2000.Richmond County Repub li can voters overwhelmingly...

...at-large member Helen Minchew had yet to sign up for the District 10 position, which does not have term limits.Marion Barnes of District 1, Barbara Pulliam of District 4, Patsy Scott of District 5 and Jimmy Atkins of District 8 all qualified...

...Lucien Williams and Augusta resident Christy R. Cunningham filed to run against 12-year incumbent school board member Marion Barnes for the District 1 seat.Stan Hawes, the former Laney-Walker Neighborhood Association president who announced plans...

...efficiently than the current process.Because of time restraints, the board agreed to that board President Alex Howard, Marion Barnes, Chief Human Resources Officer Norman Hill, Superintendent Frank Roberson and Roberson's cabinet will continue...

...ones" but likely missed a few while on vacation.His opponent for the school board seat, three-term incumbent Marion Barnes, voted in 26 of 34 races, or 76 percent of the time.In the five-way District 1 commission race, hopeful Bill...

...District 3 commission post while Donnie Smith and Ken Echols are running for District 7.Two candidates, incumbent Marion Barnes and Lucien Williams, are seeking the District 1 school board post.

...improvement."We've got a long way to go, and we need to start turning these schools around," he said.Board member Marion Barnes said the main goals he would like to discuss with Roberson in the evaluation meeting are graduation rates, test scores...