Local public schools are anticipating a snowy Thursday, and school officials are planning for an early release day.

Calhoun City Schools will dismiss school early Thursday. Primary and elementary students will leave at 11:30 a.m. and middle and high school students will leave at 11:45 a.m. Kids Education Enrichment Program — known as KEEP — the after-school program will run as normal until 6 p.m.

Gordon County Schools will dismiss school early Thursday. Elementary students will leave at noon and middle and high school students will leave at 1 p.m. There will be no after-school care.

Georgia Cumberland Academy will not close school Thursday.

For Friday, the local schools will make a decision for early dismissal or closing school altogether, officials stated. Possible snow plans will be announced Thursday.