Bland County rolls back plans to buy new school buses By MILLIE ROTHROCK | Staff Jun 23, 2016 Jun 23, 2016 Updated May 7, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Bland County School Board purchased one new school bus recently and had planned to buy one or two more next year.kAmw@H6G6C[ H:E9 AC6DDFC6 7C@> 4@F?EJ DFA6CG:D@CD E@ C65F46 E96 D49@@= 3F586E[ E96 3@2C5 :D ?@E 3F586E:?8 7@C ?6H 3FD6D 7@C 7:D42= J62C a_`e\a_`f]k^AmkAm%96 3@2C5 9@A6D E@ 6G6?EF2==J 7:?5 6?@F89 7F?5D E9C@F89 D2G:?8D @C @E96C >62?D E@ 3FJ 2 3FD @C EH@ 3J ?6IE DF>>6C[ 3FE 7@C ?@H[ A=2?D 7@C ?6H 3FD6D 2C6 @? 9@=5]k^AmkAmp ?6H D49@@= 3FD 4@DED 23@FE Sh_[___] x? >2<:?8 E96 564:D:@? E@ AFC492D6 2 ?6H 3FD :? |2C49[ D49@@= 3@2C5 492:C>2? y6CC: w2C>2? D2:5 E92E E96 DE2E6 C2E6D E96 >2I:>F> =:76E:>6 @7 2 D49@@= 3FD :? 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