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Exit exam bill could bring diplomas to more students

Graduation time is just around the corner and for most seniors that means walking a stage and accepting a diploma. But a few students a year in Petersburg do not receive a diploma because they didn’t pass a test. A bill making its way through the Alaska Legislature would change that. House bill 220 would repeal the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam.

Angela Denning stopped into the Petersburg High School last week during test taking time.

State Senate boosts Southeast project funding

Southeast Alaska could get another $27 million from this year’s capital budget.

Double Rock Band to perform at Alaska Folk Festival

The Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau brings together hundreds of musicians and fans every year to celebrate live music. The musicians come from all over Southeast Alaska and beyond and are of all ages. One of the very youngest groups is from Petersburg–the Double Rock Band–but as Angela Denning reports, although they’re young, they’re not new to the stage.

Juneau appeals Petersburg boundary to state Supreme Court

The court challenge of Petersburg’s borough boundaries is not over yet. The city and borough of Juneau has appealed to the state’s Supreme Court to reverse a decision by the Local Boundary Commission on the northern boundary of the Petersburg borough.

Hundreds of tax appeals settled in new Petersburg borough

The first year of property tax outside the old city limits of Petersburg saw hundreds appeal their property values. However, in the end, an assessing firm hired by the new borough settled most of those appeals before they made it to the Board of Equalization this week.