Piner High School is now the home of a new, two-story classroom building that will house more than 300 seventh- and eighth-graders for the first time.
Kerry Benefield is a columnist and senior reporter at The Press Democrat. With a focus on culture, education, and sports, she has been dedicated to covering the stories that shape her community, including human interest pieces and in-depth reporting on critical issues like the fentanyl crisis and medical aid in dying. Kerry's work has been featured in numerous publications, including the North Bay Business Journal and The Fresno Bee, and she was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the 2017 wildfires.