Featured Elmore County school officials looking to financial future Cliff Williams Cliff Williams Staff Writer Author email Jun 25, 2026 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Buy Now File / TPI Elmore County Schools are going to make do with what they have.Superintendent Richard Dennis said it doesn’t make financial sense to spend money the system doesn’t have to build a new high school. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm“(:E9@FE 7F?5:?8[ x’> 8@:?8 E@ =@@< 2E E96 724:=:E:6D H6 92G6[” s6??:D D2:5] “(6 H:== C6?@G2E6 6I:DE:?8 724:=:E:6D E@ ECJ E@ 244@>>@52E6 8C@HE9]”k^AmkAmrFCC6?E 6DE:>2E6D AFE 2 ?6H 9:89 D49@@= ?@CE9 @7 Sed >:==:@? :? t=>@C6 r@F?EJ] $@>6 DJDE6>D 92G6 C646?E=J DA6?E >@C6 E92? 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