THE SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMISSION HAS GIVEN SCHOOL OFFICIALS THE GREEN LIGHT TO APPLY FOR 20 MILLION IN BONDS TO REPAIR AND EXPAND SEVERAL SHCOOLS. THE COUNTY WILL SEEK MONEY FROM THE STATE’S QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BOND PROGRAM, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE. DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS JACK BARNES SAID HE HOPES TO USE SOME OF THE MONEY TO EXPAND EMMETT ELEMENTARY, REPAIR AND REMODEL HOLSTON ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND EXPAND KETRON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.