| By Gaylen Duskey
If Dr. Charles Folashade, owner of the old Calhoun High School, follows
through on what he said, work on renovations at the school would probably
begin within the next few days.
The old school was abandoned in 1998, and sold on eBay for $160,000 in July 2005.
 According to Dr. Folashade (left) the gymnasium, cafeteria, vocational agriculture
shop and band room will probably be demolished and hauled away to create a
parking area, leaving just the original cut stone structure.
Dr. Folashade, a Maryland doctor who purchased the old high school in an
eBay auction, is not certain what the building will be used, but
suggested he would like to turn it into a lodge.
Dr. Folashade said he had been unable to turn his attention to the old high
school because he had been going through medical re-certification, which is
necessary every few years.
The old school has had two other owners since its closure, Shirley Fitzwater purchased it at a school board auction and then sold it to former Calhoun resident Hagan Richards, who jointly owned the structure with his son, Dan, a California real estate developer.
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