Browse past news stories for Valley Springs Middle School in Valley Springs, AR.

• Memorial fund set up for Asheville boy's family (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 02:03:53 am
  A memorial fund has been set up to help the family of Edward Jamal Chalk, the 4-year-old boy who was killed last week after being struck by a car.
• Fund set up for child struck and killed by car (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 09:03:37 pm
  A memorial fund has been set up for the family of Jamal Chalk, the 4-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a car. Edward Jamal Chalk and his mother, Christal Brice, were trying to cross the road near Jeffress Avenue in South Asheville to catch a bus when he was hit.
• All out for Shut-In Ridge Trail Run: Challenging trail run takes place despite Blue Ridge Parkway closure (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:22:42 am
  ASHEVILLE — Shiloh Mielke is a quiet and mild-mannered man, but put him on single-track trail, and you unleash a mountain lion-like beast who can slice scorching holes through the steep, rugged terrain.
• Dog owners sought in Asheville bite incident (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 09:03:03 pm
  Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Monday, two unattended Saint Bernard-type dogs were crossing traffic in the 200 block of Long Shoals Road near Valley Springs Middle School. A passer-by stopped to help the dogs and was bitten by one of them.
• Area schools excel in math, literacy (Harrison Daily Times)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 07:07:30 pm
  A new University of Arkansas study puts Harrison Middle School and Valley Springs Middle School among Arkansas’ top 20 middle schools and Skyline Heights Elementary School at Harrison among the top 20 Arkansas elementary schools for combined math and literacy scores on tests given last spring.
• Valley Springs Dance (Black Mountain News)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 11:33:05 pm
  Scenes of the sixth-grade dance at Valley Springs Middle School. The dance is part of a fund raising event for the athletic department. The dance continues Friday for 7th and 8th grade students.
• Area schools excel in Benchmarks (Harrison Daily Times)
  posted on August 31, 2009 at 01:33:14 pm
  Three area schools are among the top 20 performers on this year’s Arkansas Benchmark Tests.
• Drivers asked to exercise caution when traveling in school zones (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on August 24, 2009 at 04:22:22 am
  ASHEVILLE — Summer is all but over for public school students. With that, police and school officials want to remind motorists to slow down and be careful in school zones and around stopped school buses. Tuesday is the first day of school for Buncombe County Schools and Asheville City Schools.
• Child sex hearing continued for former Buncombe teacher (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 05:59:06 pm
  HENDERSONVILLE — A probable cause hearing for a former Buncombe County teacher charged with molesting girls was continued today until Sept. 18. William George Tillman, 61, lives in Hendersonville but taught science at Valley Springs Middle School in Buncombe for 22 years.
• Child sex hearing continued for retired Buncombe teacher (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 05:51:25 pm
  HENDERSONVILLE — A probable cause hearing for a former Buncombe County teacher charged with molesting girls was continued today until Sept. 18. William George Tillman, 61, lives in Hendersonville but taught science at Valley Springs MIddle School in Buncombe for 22 years.
• Ex-teacher faces more charges (The Hendersonville Times-News)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 09:11:17 am
  By John Harbin Times-News Staff Writer A former Buncombe County middle school teacher arrested Monday on charges of sex offenses against three elementary age girls faces additional charges that police brought late Tuesday afternoon.
• Expect kids to want retro looks for back to school (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 04:25:47 am
  ASHEVILLE — This is the first of a three-part series on North Carolina's tax-free shopping weekend, Friday-Sunday. Nicole Cagle, 15, doesn't really need an excuse to shop for clothes. But if a sale's dangled in front of this Roberson student, her next stop is the mall.
• Ex-teacher accused of sex crimes (The Hendersonville Times-News)
  posted on August 5, 2009 at 08:56:22 am
  By John Harbin Times-News Staff Writer Hendersonville police arrested a retired middle school teacher Monday on charges of sex offenses against three girls younger than 13.
• Retired teacher charged with sex offense against girls (The Hendersonville Times-News)
  posted on August 5, 2009 at 06:09:56 am
  Times-News Online A resident at 409 Jordan St., William George Tillman, a former Buncombe County school teacher, was arrested after a search of his residence. He was charged with three counts of first-degree sex offense of a child.
• Hendersonville retiree faces sex charges (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on August 5, 2009 at 04:22:28 am
  HENDERSONVILLE — A Hendersonville man who taught school in Buncombe County for 22 years was charged with molesting three girls after police raided his home and seized computer equipment and a camera.
• Police: former Buncombe teacher charged with child sex crimes (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 04:06:25 pm
  HENDERSONVILLE — A Hendersonville man was charged with sex offenses involving a child after police said they raided a home and seized electronic equipment and adult erotic paraphernalia.
• Valley Springs getting new principal (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on May 28, 2009 at 04:31:57 am
  SKYLAND — Valley Springs Middle School is getting a new principal. Eddie Burchfiel, 44, who is principal at Erwin High School, will take over this summer as principal.
• Girls square off on chess board at tournament (The Hendersonville Times-News)
  posted on May 10, 2009 at 08:31:29 am
  There’s the quiet scrap of pieces against cardboard playing boards, black versus white and the familiar plastic pieces.
• Odyssey of Valley Springs (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on April 23, 2009 at 04:30:27 am
  SKYLAND – In the coming weeks, a team of six students from Valley Springs Middle School will be testing and perfecting their ideas for the design of a balsa wood structure.
• Student's struggles highlight education barriers (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on April 8, 2009 at 05:51:51 pm
  ASHEVILLE – Deyanira Chávez swam across the Rio Grande and walked for two days to cross the border between Mexico and the United States.
• Odyssey of the Mind (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  posted on March 8, 2009 at 04:02:18 am
  Valley Springs Middle School students, Anastasia Soule and Stuart Kocha, prepare their team's balsa wood structure for competition as their classmates get ready to perform the Shock Wave problem during the Odyssey of the Mind competition at T.C. Roberson High School.