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School board receives $43 million from ESPLOST bonds

Immediate purchases include buses, gym bleachers, 3,800 Chromebooks

Superintendent Charles Wilson, left, and BOE Chair Mike Sparks sign documents for $43 million worth of school bonds. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

esplost bond — Superintendent Charles Wilson, left, and BOE Chair Mike Sparks sign documents for $43 million worth of school bonds. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

The Bulloch County Board of Education approved documents Thursday accepting proceeds from a $40 million face-value bond sale and promising to repay buyers with ESPLOST money. The bonds sold earlier that day at a premium, netting $43 million.

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