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Updated Sat Oct 31, 2026 · AM
Pickett County Schools’ new TISA accountability plan targets reading and math after gains in English, math and social studies and better K-8 attendance last year.
Read at UCNow →Byrdstown finished a $3.8 million water-treatment project with new sediment basins and flocculation chambers that cut chemical use and improve water quality.
Read at UCNow →A $100,000 state SPARK grant for high-distress counties will give Pickett County students hands-on training with agricultural drones for livestock production.
Read at UCNow →Artist Ron Sweeney painted an America 250 mural on a building at the entrance to Byrdstown, his mother’s hometown, and invited Pickett County veterans to sign it in honor of their service.
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