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CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announces retirement

Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announced Thursday that he will step down when his current contract concludes at the end of June 2018.

Person killed by county vehicle was 73-year-old Henderson woman

Penny Schiestel was struck by a Clark County vehicle Tuesday near the intersection of Eastern Avenue and East Warm Springs Road. She later died of her injuries at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.

Henderson one step closer to retail marijuana sales

Henderson inched closer to the sale of legalized recreational marijuana Tuesday night after city officials approved ordinances days before a 7-month moratorium expires.

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Henderson appoints member to housing authority

The Henderson City Council appointed Cherryl Young as the resident commissioner to the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.

Henderson barbecue eatery reflects owner’s Georgia roots

After starting in a parking lot with just a tent and a meat smoker, Derrick and Bernadette Eason were able to buy their ownrestaurant space in late May and expand Boss’s Slow Smoked Barbecue.

Henderson boy, 11, volunteers at memory-care facility

Amid the bustling dining room in Poet’s Walk Memory Care Facility, dinner is served to the home’s elderly residents, and the buzz of conversation seems to overtake the setting. Workers and aids move about the room, but the quickest of the workers is a young boy, clad in a full suit, who whisks from table to table, serving plates, pouring drinks and making conversation at each table – his braces shining behind his wide smile.

Clark County magnet schools’ popularity leaves many in the lurch

Less than 60 percent of applicants are admitted to magnet and career-tech schools, despite growth in number of available slots in recent years. The schools’ performance tells why they exert such a strong pull.

Clark County principals, in survey, say they want more control

In school district survey, school administrators say they would like control over more areas, everything from hours the custodians work to whether they use district tech support to fix computers.

Nevada official says CCSD can’t blame budget deficit on state

Nevada’s top education official is pushing back against Clark County school officials’ assertion that part of the district’s budget deficit was caused by declines in state funding, pinning the blame on poor planning and management on the district’s part.

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