PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Perry County Schools purchased property to build a new Robinson Elementary School.

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Property acquired for new Perry County school

The school board signed the deed last week for property located off Highway 80 near the Elk Run Subdivision.

Robinson Elementary was flooded in July 2022, forcing students and staff to resume classes at the former A.B. Combs school.

“They’ve been just really resilient the students and staff and everyone involved. We can’t thank them for their patience enough,” said Jody Maggard, CFO of Perry County Schools. “We’ve done a lot of work to the A.B. Combs, the former A.B. Combs school, to make it as good as it can be down there, but it’s still not their home. It’s still not their school.”

The district has been working

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