Demolition of portions of the current Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School is just about ready to begin.

Mark Pfister, of Boyd Jones Construction, said during Monday's school board meeting that over-excavation at the Sanborn building is finished and backfilling of material to grade should conclude this week. That will set the stage for demolition to begin on portions of the building. Construction of new classrooms should start next month.

Flooring installation at the elementary building is scheduled to begin this week, and lockers have been delivered. Pouring of concrete parking and playgro...