Parents and students in Icard and Hildebran are expected to get a chance to hear more about plans for a consolidated elementary school in the area.

Burke County Public Schools plans to combine Hildebran and Icard elementary schools into a new school, replacing the 90- and 68-year-old schools.

Burke County Public Schools Superintendent Mike Swan recently updated school board members on planned community meetings about the new proposed elementary school in Hildebran.

He said tentative dates for community meetings are 6 p.m. in the auditoriums of Icard and Hildebran elementary schools on Sept. 23 and 25. Those dates have not yet been confirmed, said Cheryl Shuffler, public information officer for the school system.

Swan said plans will be presented and community members will be able to as

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