History unearthed at Lynn Schools

LYNN - History has literally been unearthed at Lynn Schools, when bricks from the high school that burned in 1969 were found while the old field house was being torn down to construct a new multi-purpose facility on campus.
The field house, which was torn down by local private efforts this past week, had fallen into disrepair, with an unstable foundation as well as mold, stressed Winston County Schools Superintendent Jeff Scott.
“It was not safe for our kids, our coaches,” Scott stated. 
The Winston County Board of Education took action at their April meeting, for the board to serve as their own general contractor for a multi-purpose building project at Lynn, Scott explained. 
A previous administration secured a $1.5 million grant through the lieutenant governor’s office for the multi-purpose building project, with more funding recently secured through capital improvement funds to complete it, Scott added.
With a local worker removing the building and the board serving as its own contractor, the project is expected to cost between $600,000 - $700,000, the superintendent explained.
This means that any additional amount between the actual project cost and grant funding will be used on other capital improvement projects throughout the county system as needed, Scott said.
The board, although serving a general contractor, will use sub-contractors for certain areas of the construction project, he noted.
Lynn High School 1970 graduate Wayne Bass and his family have helped by demolishing the old field house, which was located near the football stadium, school officials said.
“The school burned in the 1960s and they rebuilt.  Some of the old bricks were kind of pushed under the new field house,” said Lynn Head Football Coach Steve Cagle.
“That’s kind of cool, to see a little bit of history like that,” Cagle added.