McDowell County Schools

RV and SRMS Families We want to be transparent as always and share that there has been a residual smell coming from the boiler room on campus today. Our maintenance team is on site and has completed thorough walkthroughs of the building. The minimal smell is contained to a small area, and as a precaution, administrators have temporarily moved students and staff from those spaces until the air circulation fully clears the area. Please know that students and staff are safe, learning continues as normal, and the school remains on its regular schedule. We’ll continue to monitor the situation closely and appreciate your understanding.

10/22 2401 James Deshazo No Keystone or Burke Mt stops this morning. We will pick up Maitland bottom from another driver. 2401 WILL run this afternoon if families can transport scholars to school.

MCS Admin have been working this evening with the MC Health Dept to ensure we follow guidelines for cooking, handwashing, and bottled water drinking at IES while under boil water advisory. Please know a plan is in place that has been approved with the Health Dept. Menus may change for the remainder of the week.

Career Tech Center Update
The Welch Gas Company has completed its inspection, and the building has been deemed safe and clear from a natural gas leak. The smell originated from an automotive project in that lab.

Students and staff have returned to the building, and the school day has resumed as normal. The staff are moving students to areas where you cannot smell the odor until it clears.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we ensured the safety of everyone on campus.

#SafetyFirst #CareerTechCenter

Out of an abundance of caution, all students and staff have been moved outside of the building due to a smell of gas detected in one area of the facility at the Career Tech Center.

The Welch Gas Company is currently on campus conducting an inspection to ensure everything is safe.

All students are safe with their teaching staff and administration.

We will provide updates as soon as more information is available.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we prioritize the safety of everyone on campus.

#SafetyFirst #CareerTechCenter

OCT 17 RV SS SRMS Bus 2102 A Rowe will NOT be running tomorrow. Please try to bring students for learning.

10/16/25 CES MVHS Bus 191 Donna Hale not running. Parents please transport children to school. Bus 163 sub Ricky Gilliam will not be running. However, we have awesome drivers who are able to pick up those students but will be 10-15 min late.

Oct 15, 2025 CES MV Bus 191 - Donna Hale will not run on Wednesday. Please try to transport your scholars to school for instruction.

💚 Showing Our Support 💚 Our hearts go out to our neighbors in Mercer County Schools, who this weekend lost one of their beloved principals Bluefield Middle School - Principal Kim Miller to a courageous fight with cancer. To honor her memory and show our support, we ask for everyone to wear green tomorrow on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Let’s come together as a community to remember, support, and stand with our neighbors. We know her students and staff are hurting and we want to show them that we are supporting them from next door. 💚 #MercerCountyStrong #InMemory #CommunitySupport #WearGreen

Despite rumors & wishful thinking YES, there is school for scholars tomorrow. Columbus might’ve sailed the ocean blue, but we’re still setting our alarms 😭⚓📚 Have a good night MCS family!

10/13/25 Bus 163- -Sub Ricky Gilliam will not be running. We encourage families to transport students to school for learning.

Oct 10 MV and CES Buses will not be running today 163 -Sub Ricky Gilliam 191-Donna Hale

Oct 10, 2025 RV SRMS 143 D Street will not run today. We hope families are able to transport students for learning.

Our Maintenance Team have repaired all HVAC leaks and necessary equipment. We will be back at school learning with our scholars tomorrow.

10/9/25 CES MV Bus 191 D Hale will not run. We have 0 subs available to take run. Please bring our scholars to school for learning.

October 3, 2025 We regret to announce that we will not have any substitutes to cover the following runs tomorrow. These buses will NOT run on Friday. We hope families can transport your scholars to school tomorrow for learning. RV Area: Bus 111-Joe Kennedy Bus 142 - Irene Deel MV Area: Bus 191- Donna Hale

Reminder Midterm ends tomorrow on Sept 30. Schools will send home Midterm reports to families on Oct 2

9/25 CES & MV Bus 161 S Lockhart will NOT make her run today. We hope families can transport scholars to school.

9/24/25 CES MV 2403 Will Jones (M Ward) will not run. Sorry for the inconvenience. We hope you can transport your scholar for learning.