New Jonesborough K-8 School Community Groundbreaking Celebration

A community groundbreaking celebration was held on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 4 p.m. to commemorate the construction of the new Jonesborough K-8 school. The celebration was held at the school site at 720 North Cherokee Street in Jonesborough. 

With the Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Alderman; the Washington County Mayor and County Commission; the Washington County School Board, Director and school System staff; and parents all working together, they are providing teachers, students and staff of the Jonesborough schools with a much-needed wonderful educational facility that will serve the community for decades to come. 

Speakers included: 

• Mayor Vest, Town Of Jonesborough Mayor
• Mayor Joe Grandy, Washington County 
• Jerry Boyd, Director Of Washington County Schools
• Wayne Woods, Burleson Construction
• Kerrie Aistrop, Parent Representative

The celebration ended with nearly 20 students breaking ground at the new school site.