Crews work to repair water line break at Appling school

APPLING, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - North Columbia Elementary school officials announced that crews are working to restore a water line that burst on Monday morning.

Officials said upon further review of the time needed to repair the issue, the facilities maintenance team has estimated water will be restored later Monday afternoon.

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Richmond County school officials announced buses were unable to reach several bus stops on Monday morning due to a road closure caused by Hurricane Helene cleanup efforts.

School meals will be available, officials confirmed. Additionally, students and staff will have access to bottled water as needed and portable restroom facilities are on site. However, we do not expect any disruption to the school day.

This comes just days after another water main break in Columbia County.

On Friday, the city released a statement saying the advisory had been lifted and that residents in the affected areas in Grovetown may now use their water as normal.

City officials say this also applies to students of Columbia County schools in Grovetown as well.

School officials notified parents that a water main break left several Columbia County schools temporarily without water on Oct. 24.

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The Richmond County School System has been using an online form to identify students and their immediate needs, in order to connect parents with local resources.

School officials said they were notified of a boil water advisory within the city of Grovetown, which impacted Grovetown Elementary School, Grovetown Middle School, Cedar Ridge Elementary School and the Columbia County Alternative School.

The break did not occur on either campus and officials are making every effort to continue school operations as normally as possible.

Water was restored at 10 a.m. Oct. 24.

As of Thursday, water fountains were restricted at all four schools. Water bottles were being provided to students and staff.

The schools’ nutrition teams followed precautionary steps with preparing lunches, according to officials.

Grab-and-go pre-prepackaged breakfasts will be available and we encourage parents to send their students to school with water bottles. Bottles of water will be available at the school as needed for students and staff.

At this time, no changes have been made to the normal school schedule and officials will continue to keep parents informed of any updates.