Smith-Cotton Junior High School is giving off a holiday glow thanks to some stuff that was found on the roof.
Principal Wade Norton told me that over the summer, he had building head custodian Dean Collins lead a tour of the facility, including the roof. There they found a collection of large metal frames; Collins said they were holiday decorations built by former teacher Kim Graves and some students.
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