Sweet Home School Board members last week approved a project to improve internet service at the school district’s four elementary schools by next fall.
The board unanimously approved a contract with FatBeam Fiber of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to establish a new fiber connection between the district office, at 1920 Long St., and Foster, Hawthorne, Holley and Oak Heights schools.
The district currently leases a 200-megabit-per-second (mbps) fiber connection from CenturyLink/Lumen Technologies to supply internet to…