Pastor Walter August Jr. speaks during Tuesday’s Abbeville City Council meeting.
‘Brand new day’:
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Pastor Walter August Jr. won the bid for the old James A. Herod School in early January.
Since then, August has moved forward with a plan that he said will ultimately bring a 50,000-square-foot facility that will include a cultural center and school, the Williams Scholar Academy.
August, an Abbeville native who pastors the Church at Bethel’s Family in Houston, attended Tuesday night’s Abbeville City Council meeting to provide updates and future plans. He said asbestos abatement is currently taking place. Demolition of the building will follow.
