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Pickett Schools Begin Free Lunch Pilot Program, Hopeful Long-Term

Pickett County Schools will provide free meals for all students district-wide through the end of the school year. School Nutrition Supervisor Rebecca Wallin said this year, Tennessee made Medicaid-eligible students certified to receive free lunch, almost doubling the number of eligible students in Pickett County. She said the increase finally made this a fiscal possibility. “A well-fed student, a student ... Read More »

White County High School Approved For Free Student Breakfast/Lunches

White County High School students can get free breakfast and lunch after the state changed eligibility requirements. Schools Nutrition Supervisor Tonya Savage said the White County middle and elementary schools have been eligible for years. She said the state now requires just 25 percent of the student body to be economically disadvantaged for a school to participate. The state gave ... Read More »