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![Mr. Hoffman and Sheriff Chip Hughes pose for a photo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773261527/cravenk12org/titaxoiinx0i8pml5zvv/Hoffman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773261527/cravenk12org/titaxoiinx0i8pml5zvv/Hoffman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773261527/cravenk12org/titaxoiinx0i8pml5zvv/Hoffman.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773261527/cravenk12org/titaxoiinx0i8pml5zvv/Hoffman.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1773261527/cravenk12org/titaxoiinx0i8pml5zvv/Hoffman.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1773261527/cravenk12org/titaxoiinx0i8pml5zvv/Hoffman.jpg","width":2200}])
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about Tony Hoffman Shares Powerful Message with Craven County 8th Graders
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about Craven County Schools Celebrates LOVE THE BUS WEEK
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about Craven County Schools Hosts 2026 Career & Technical Education Expo
![A photo of new superintendent Dr. Cheeseman, interim superintendent, Dr. Blount, and Board Chairman, Mr. Kirkman, smiling for a photo after Dr. Cheeseman's oath of office.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768337609/cravenk12org/h80x3az9hr6lao8abptu/Cheeseman_oath.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768337609/cravenk12org/h80x3az9hr6lao8abptu/Cheeseman_oath.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768337609/cravenk12org/h80x3az9hr6lao8abptu/Cheeseman_oath.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768337609/cravenk12org/h80x3az9hr6lao8abptu/Cheeseman_oath.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768337609/cravenk12org/h80x3az9hr6lao8abptu/Cheeseman_oath.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1768337609/cravenk12org/h80x3az9hr6lao8abptu/Cheeseman_oath.jpg","width":2200}])
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about Dr. Cheeseman Takes Oath of Office as Incoming Craven County Schools Superintendent
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about Craven County Board of Education Approves Dr. Matthew Cheeseman as New Superintendent
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about A Look Back at Our “Under the Big Top” Food Festival!
![Newly elected Board of Education Chairman, Lee Kirkman, and Vice Chairman, Amy Davis, smiling for a photo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764941197/cravenk12org/poooc6g0p8u0pyytnud9/Chairman_Vice25.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764941197/cravenk12org/poooc6g0p8u0pyytnud9/Chairman_Vice25.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764941197/cravenk12org/poooc6g0p8u0pyytnud9/Chairman_Vice25.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764941197/cravenk12org/poooc6g0p8u0pyytnud9/Chairman_Vice25.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764941197/cravenk12org/poooc6g0p8u0pyytnud9/Chairman_Vice25.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1764941197/cravenk12org/poooc6g0p8u0pyytnud9/Chairman_Vice25.jpg","width":2200}])
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about Board of Education Organizational Meeting Update: New Leadership Elected
![A photo of the Middle and High School All Count Band Concert.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764881410/cravenk12org/purauhvnweurphzq6zwt/1X0A6840.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764881410/cravenk12org/purauhvnweurphzq6zwt/1X0A6840.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764881410/cravenk12org/purauhvnweurphzq6zwt/1X0A6840.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764881410/cravenk12org/purauhvnweurphzq6zwt/1X0A6840.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764881410/cravenk12org/purauhvnweurphzq6zwt/1X0A6840.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1764881410/cravenk12org/purauhvnweurphzq6zwt/1X0A6840.jpg","width":2200}])
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about A Night of Incredible Student Talent: All-County Bands Deliver a Stunning Performance
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