Tuesday night, Carrollton City Schools Board of Education approved leadership changes for the upcoming school year. Eric Simmons will serve as principal at Carrollton Junior High School, Tabitha Walker will serve as the principal at Carrollton Upper Elementary School, Travis Thomaston will serve as director of Student Engagement for the district, and Ashleigh Paulk will serve in a new assistant principal role at Carrollton High School.

Carrollton High School junior Ivan Ellis has been selected by the Air Force to attend private pilot training at public/private universities during the summer of 2023. Cadet Ellis and Lt. Col. Mike Farr were featured on WLBB's "Community Voice" segment to discuss the program.

Four Carrollton City Schools students have been selected to move on to the regional competition for the Daughters of the American Revolution American History Essay Contest. Fifth grader Jaina Williams, sixth grader Grey Jackson, seventh grader Jett Richardson, and eighth grader Anna Houser will have their essays reviewed by a panel to determine if they will move on to the next round of the competition in March.