Central City News

The Amazing Case of Central Middle Auditorium CENTRAL — Forced, cross-town busing wasn’t the only reason residents of Central fought so hard to secede from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and form their own independent community school system in 2007. There was also the matter of the most unimaginable neglect of school facilities.  […]

Step-by-Step: How We Got to Aug. 2012 CENTRAL — For the Central community, the opening of the new Central School Complex is a milestone that may well be remembered and celebrated for generations into the future. For Central schools Supt. Mike Faulk and the members of the Central Community School Board, it is a triumph of vision […]

Daughter of School Board Member T. H. Montgomery and Secretary to Central High principal  J. A. Smith passed away last week before seeing the new School Complex by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — Historically, the two men who have had the greatest influence on the Central community were Mr. T. H. Montgomery, who represented Central on the East […]

INDIAN MOUND — Riley Joseph Gremillion, Jr., 70, of Indian Mound died last Friday of the West Nile virus, according to a statement issued yesterday by his son, Robert Gremillion. When questioned by the Central City News earlier in the week, the state Dept. of Health and Hospitals refused to confirm the name of the […]

by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL — More than 3,000 parents and students attended Orientation this past Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at the new Central School Complex on Sullivan Road.  The complex, which cost $46 million, contains two separate schools — Central Middle School and Central Intermediate School. More than 4,300 students will arrive for their […]

by Woody Jenkins, Editor CENTRAL— Monday, Aug. 13 is the first day of school for students in the Central Community School District. For students attending Central Middle School (grades 6 to 8) and Central Intermediate School (grades 3 to 5), located at the new Central School Complex, it will be an eye-opening experience, especially for […]