Houston County Schools pushes school start back further

Houston County Schools announced their second delay to the start of the school year.

Students will now report back on Monday, August 12. Open House will be held on Thursday, August 8 from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.

The delay is due to continued problems caused by a malware attack on the system's server.

This attack also affecting most phones at HCS Central Office.

In a public press release, the school system announced that they are working with law enforcement and network engineers to fix the issue.

Teachers and staff reported back to school on Monday, July 29th as originally scheduled.