Construction of Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District's grades 6-7 partnership school is not expected to conclude until spring 2019 because of delays to dirt work caused by summer rains.
A revised timeline presented to the school board Tuesday shows the building's anticipated completion date is now March 15, 2019.
Previously, school district officials hoped to have the building completed in November 2018 and open for students at the beginning of 2019.
The district's contract for d
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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