After almost 18 months, the new Rustburg Middle School is open for students.

It is all hands-on deck to complete the new Rustburg Middle School, which we’re told is the first secondary school built in Campbell County in 40 years.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. – Rustburg Middle School will remain open after school leaders said a person there tested positive for COVID-19. Campbell County school leaders made the announcement on Wednesday after they learned of the positive test result. They did not clarify if the individual who tested positive is a student or a staff member. The person who tested positive has been told to isolate, while their close contacts have been instructed to begin a quarantine period, according to school leaders. For a list of COVID-19 cases in other local schools, click here.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. – The Campbell County Board of Supervisors and the Campbell County School Board announced the initial steps to replace the 101-year-old Rustburg Middle School are now underway. Following months of collaborative planning, the two boards say they worked together to secure the credit rating needed for financing the project and have authorized staff to seek professional planning and development proposals to move the project forward. At the May 5 Board of Supervisors meeting, members voted unanimously to apply the Public-Private Educational Facilities and Infrastructure Act (PPEA) to move more quickly and seamlessly into the multi-faceted process of procuring design, construction, and financing for the project. In the weeks ahead, the School/County Joint Committee and leadership staff will collectively review proposals for the overall project, with construction tentatively slated for Spring 2021.