Dove Creek Elementary School Open House Scheduled

The Oconee County School System is opening the doors of the new Dove Creek Elementary School to the public following a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on July 24, the same day teachers report back for duty.

The first day for students at the new school at 7921 Hog Mountain Road in the far west of the county is Aug. 1.

Because of the delay in construction of entrances to the new school due to discovery of a high pressure gas line next to the school site, visitors on July 24 will have to approach the school in a roundabout way.

Cars must turn off Hog Mountain Road onto the existing Osborne Road, then turn onto V.M. Osborne Road to find the entrance to the School at Dewey Road just south of Hog Mountain Road.

The planned entrances to the new school off Hog Mountain Road are not scheduled to be completed until the end of October, according Emil Beshara, director of the Oconee County Public Works Department.

Tours of the new building will follow the ribbon cutting ceremony on the 24th.

For more on the story, with a site plan showing the entrances to the school, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Site Plan Dove Creek Elementary.