Crittenden County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Rachel Yarbrough has been selected as the new head of Webster County schools, according that school district's interim Superintendent Pete Galloway. She will begin her duties there July 1.
Dr. Yarbrough, superintendent here since 2008, has not been reached for comment.
Yarbrough is a graduate of Webster County High School and was previously a teacher and administrator in that school system for 19 years.
Crittenden County educators say Dr. Yarbrough's tenure here has been widely applauded in the school system and community.