{"id":3171,"date":"2025-02-24T10:42:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2025-02-24T10:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:43:48","slug":"jeff-thompson-named-next-hs-principal-at-olney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/3171-jeff-thompson-named-next-hs-principal-at-olney\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Thompson Named Next HS Principal at Olney"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Teutopolis native Jeff Thompson has been named the next principal at Richland County High School in Olney.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson is currently the middle school principal in Olney. When Darrell Houchin leaves Richland County at the end of the school year to become superintendent at Cumberland, Thompson will replace him at the high school.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson began his career in education in Dieterich, then worked at Jasper County, Decatur and Martinsville before going to Richland County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teutopolis native Jeff Thompson has been named the next principal at Richland County High School in Olney. Thompson is currently the middle school principal in Olney. 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