District hires new superintendent

After interviewing three candidates, a new leader for Kimball Public Schools has been hired and is expected to start July 1, 2018.

Dr. Elizabeth Owens, of Ivanhoe, Va., will be taking over as Kimball Public Schools’ Superintendent.

The Kimball School Board held a public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27 to approve Owens’ contract for two years.

Owens completed her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with a concentration in philosophy at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Va. She followed with a master’s degree in special education at East Tennessee State University and then became an...