Ethel Rideout, the wife of Henderson County Schools former superintendent Dr. Bill Rideout, made a visit to the district’s convocation Wednesday morning and spoke about some of the details of the merging of the local school systems that occurred 50 years ago.
She said after the merger was approved, school officials had two months to get the schools ready for the school year.
“Almost an impossible job,” said Mrs. Rideout, now 91…