By Stephen Smoot With the summer break coming to a conclusion and the new school year on the horizon, the Hardy County Board of Education held its initial meeting for the month of August. Hardy County Schools Superintendent Sheena Van Meter opened with the customary invocation, praying that “We thank you, heavenly father, that we’re here together this evening to do your work, and we ask, Lord, for your wisdom, your guidance, and just knowledge about all decisions that are...