Construction of new high school begins in Russellville, Ala.

Construction has begun on a new high school building in the Russellville (Ala.) City District.

The Franklin County Times reports that members from the school board, city council and the community at large joined together to break ground on the new main high school building.

“We are so excited for this and all that is to come with it,” says Superintendent Heath Grimes. “We know this area will hold many new memories.”

Construction on the new main building is Phase One of a two-part plan to add to the high school. Construction for Phase One has a 465-day contract, putting completion in December 2021.

All construction will occur on the northern end of campus to connect the library to the cafeteria with a 40-foot building that will be two stories tall.

The new building will house the main office, special education, various career tech classes and the science department.

The current high school office will become the new home for the district's technology department, and the current science building will hold the history classes that currently behind the auditorium.

Phase 2 will be a complete revamp of the Career Tech Center, which is scheduled for completion at the end of 2022, and Grimes said after it is completed, all departments will move to their official new homes.