Alert Top Story Old Fort Elementary students headed to PG as flooded school undergoes repairs MIKE CONLEY Oct 11, 2024 Oct 11, 2024 Updated Nov 17, 2025 0 Starting Monday, students from the damaged Old Fort Elementary School will attend classes at Pleasant Gardens Elementary School. FILE PHOTO Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MIKE CONLEY Hurricane Helene damage has closed Old Fort Elementary.kAm~=5 u@CE DEF56?ED H:== 2EE6?5 !=62D2?E v2C56?D t=6>6?E2CJ F?E:= E96 D49@@= :D C6A2:C65[ 244@C5:?8 E@ |4s@H6== r@F?EJ $49@@=D @77:4:2=D]k^AmkAm|4s@H6== DEF56?ED C6EFC?65 E@ D49@@= @? ~4E] h] r=2DD6D 92G6 366? @? 2 EH@\9@FC 56=2J 2== H66<[ $FA6C:?E6?56?E %C24J vC:E D2:5[ 2D E96 D49@@=D H@C< E@H2C5 2 C68F=2C D4965F=6 7@==@H:?8 w6=6?6[ H9:49 C:AA65 FA C@25D 2?5 52>2865 9@>6D]k^AmkAm%96 D49@@= D4965F=6 H:== C6EFC? E@ ?@C>2= @? |@?52J]k^Am kAm!=62D2?E v2C56?D t=6>6?E2CJ 92D 6?@F89 DA246 7@C E96 DEF56?ED 7C@> ~=5 u@CE E@ C6>2:? 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