The Twilight Zone Meets the Lauderdale County BOE

Now for your consideration, a tale designed to strike fear into Waterloosians and others of that ilk...

We trust you remember the Lauderdale Ag Center, that mythical structure competing with Inspiration Landing for fable of the year. What if it does come to pass? The Ag Center will then receive the TVA in lieu of tax dollars payment in Lauderdale County. That means Lauderdale County schools won't be receiving that money.

Does the Lauderdale County Board of Education have its own version of the Trojan Trio? Will Rusty T. Pipe do a benefit on this side of the river? 

Perhaps, but we hear the BOE has another plan in the works. Yes, the dreaded school consolidation monster may be breaking down the door to Alabama's most northwest county shortly. How will it work?

In the west, Waterloo High School will close. In the east, Rogers and Lauderdale County High will shutter their doors. The trade school? That could go several ways, but a new building might be built adjacent to the Ag Center. Will there be new buildings to replace Brooks and Central completely? Indeed, it looks like it.

Is this a done deal? No. A great deal depends on the final approval/construction of the Ag Center. And the board? We hear the board is on board, so to speak. And the public? We doubt that we hear any salient comments from most of the public who will be in denial for quite some time...