A Patrick County jury unanimously ruled that a former principal at Stuart Elementary was entitled to a $500,000 award in a defamation lawsuit. The former principal had claimed that Patrick County Schools Superintendent William D. Sroufe maliciously made false statements against her in a performance evaluation letter when he removed as principal of Stuart Elementary on April 24, 2015, and reassigned her, which Waldron says hurt her reputation. Sroufe denied the allegations. Read more here.
