Photo feature: Bus technicians prepare for school year

Published 12:01 am Saturday, August 3, 2013

Jay Sowers / The Natchez Democrat — Maintenance technician James Hayes, foreground, and maintenance supervisor Tommy Johnson emerge from under the front bumper of a school bus Friday afternoon while performing an inspection on the vehicle at the Durham School Services garage on Lynda Lee Drive in Natchez. The pair have been performing final inspections on the entire Durham bus fleet in advance of the upcoming school year.

Jay Sowers / The Natchez Democrat — Maintenance technician James Hayes, foreground, and maintenance supervisor Tommy Johnson emerge from under the front bumper of a school bus Friday afternoon while performing an inspection on the vehicle at the Durham School Services garage on Lynda Lee Drive in Natchez. The pair have been performing final inspections on the entire Durham bus fleet in advance of the upcoming school year.

Jay Sowers / The Natchez Democrat — Johnson looks for a leak in an air-conditioning line under a school bus.

Jay Sowers / The Natchez Democrat — Johnson looks for a leak in an air-conditioning line under a school bus.