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lers outside the building. The new Lincoln will be a 700-student building; the current elementary school is at 500 students, Hamblen County School Board Chairperson Ca- rolyn Clawson explained how the school will help overcrowding issues not only at the school but in the entire district. “This project shows everyone’s commitment to education and preparing our students for not only their futures but the future of Hamblen County,” she said. “The new school will house the current students at Lincoln Heights Elementary School with some room to address district needs. The school will fully support today’s education techno- logy safety and will have a closed classroom crea- ting an optimal learning environment.” Hamblen County Mayor Bill Brittain said the Morristown Magazine 45 An artists rendering of what the new Lin- coln Elementary will look like.