by Brandon Dye
Staff Reporter
       County school officials have taken steps to alleviate cafeteria deficits by approving a slight increase in meal prices and de-centralizing school cafeteria management.
       During the Buchanan County School Board monthly meeting last Thursday, school board members took action in order to curb the problems of a county cafeteria deficit which has reached over $400,000.
       After much discussion, the school board voted 5-2 to increase school meal prices a total of five cents across the board with board members Clarence Brown (Knox District), Craig Stiltner (Rock Lick District), Paul Hayes (Prater District), Larry Looney (South Grundy District), and Wayne Deskins (Garden District) voting to approve. Board members Don Newberry (North Grundy District) and Willie Sullivan (Hurricane District) voted against the increase. The motion was made by Brown and seconded by Deskins.
        Buchanan County School Food Supervisor Hubert Elswick came before the board last week to discuss the current problems in the lack of payment to student meal accounts and the debt of $423,805, which was reported to school board clerk Joyce Presley.

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