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Jeff Simms
Jeff Simms has covered Beacon for The Current since 2015. He studied journalism at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. From there he worked as a reporter for the tri-weekly Watauga Democrat in Boone and the daily Carroll County Times in Westminster, Maryland, before transitioning into nonprofit communications in Washington, D.C., and New York City. He can be reached at [email protected].
Beacon School Board Challengers Push Agenda for Change
Call for transparency, community involvement
Beacon School Board Candidates
Three newcomers and one incumbent seek three seats
Help Wanted: Visionary Leader for Beacon Schools
Defining goals for a schools chief — and district
Four Seek Beacon School Board Seats
Three seats open; two incumbents not running
Beacon Teacher Wants District to Pay Legal Bills
Sued by ex-superintendent and ex-wife
Beacon Rec Pushes for Afterschool Programs
Department to ask council for $270K for launch
Board to Hold Forum on Superintendent Search
Wants to hear public vision for job
Beacon Planning Board Supports Zoning Petition
Public hearing will continue next month
Pushing North for Survival
Loss of habitat foreboding sign of climate change
Parents Want Involvement in Beacon Superintendent Search
School board still considering search firm
Superintendent Search a Work in Progress
Teachers call for board to extend interim’s tenure
Beacon Preschool Seeks Zoning Relief
Officials serve notice after it sets up barn space
Council Sends Zoning Petition to Planning Board
Beacon neighbors want “linkage” dropped
Beacon Planning Board Approves Theater Project
Other developments also move forward
Beacon Residents Want Their Homes Rezoned
Hope change would forestall 70-unit development
Beacon School Board to Weigh Hiring Options
Attorney defends actions during turmoil
Beacon Ex-Superintendent and Teacher Fire Back
Teacher’s former husband sued for defamation