local | schools | The Post and Courier Pee Dee | May 5, 2026 2:00 PM

State-controlled SC school district breaks with Weaver in selecting new superintendent

Marlboro County’s school board chose a new superintendent not backed by the S.C. Department of Education, which took financial control of the Pee Dee district last year.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

State-controlled SC school district breaks with Weaver in selecting new superintendent — Photo/source image: The Post and Courier Pee Dee

The Post and Courier Pee Dee reports that Scattered thunderstorms developing late.

Scattered thunderstorms developing late.

Marlboro County School District board members, from left, Rippin McLeod, Nikki Pruitt and LeeVander McRae at a Nov.

12, 2025 meeting at Marlboro County High School in Bennettsville.

Ian Grenier covers K-12 and higher education in South Carolina from Columbia.

Originally from Charleston, he studied history and political science at USC and reported for the Victoria Advocate in South Texas before joining The Post and Courier.

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