Dale County Schools' Career Tech groundbreaking

A ground breaking ceremony for the Dale County School Career Tech Center was held Tuesday, Feb. 8 at the site of the former National Guard Armory on Highway 231 in Ozark. “We are going to create opportunities for students to learn skills where they can make a good living right here in the Wiregrass and this part of the state,” DCS Superintendent Ben Baker. “We are excited about the opportunities that will be created here on this property.” Phase 1 of the project is set to open in the fall of 2022. Students from Ariton, Dale County and G.W. Long High Schools will attend the CTE which is partnering with Wallace Community College and Enterprise State Community College for dual enrollment programs. From left, are Baker, DCS Associate Superintendent Chuck Walker, DCS Career Tech Director Lisa Welch, DCBOE members Shannon Deloney, Phillip Parker, Pricilla McKnight, Dale Sutton and Jerald Cook, and Wallace Community College President Dr. Linda Young and Enterprise State Community College President Matt Rodgers.