HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- There could be a snag in Cabell County’s efforts to build a new middle school.

It turns out, one of the favored sites for the project may be sold to someone else.

Cabell County Schools had expressed interested in the University Heights property.

It’s the parcel of land Marshall University owns next to Walmart on Route 60, the WV State Police Barracks and the Prestera Center.

We're told school board members will now attend a public hearing scheduled for August 29 regarding the proposed sale of the property to the Prestera Center.

The MU Board of Governors is having that hearing. A public notice says the sale price would $1,700.000.

The school board is also planning to hold an emergency meeting Friday morning at 10:00am. Board members will also tour the three proposed sites. The original plan was to tour all three sites sometime next week.

Cabell County is trying to build a new middle school that will combine Enslow and Beverly Hills schools.

Two other possible construction sites include the current location of the Vo-tech Center and the Veteran’s Memorial Field House.

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The board met Tuesday night to evaluate 13 potential sites. The board is considering building a new middle school that would consolidate Beverly Hills and Enslow Middle Schools.

Assistant Superintendent Mike O’Dell and ZMM architect Dave Ferguson told the board the top 3 sites were Marshall’s University Heights property along Route 60, property at the Cabell County Career Center, and Veterans Memorial Field House property.

The school system will now conduct further sites studies on the 3 properties. Board members are expected to tour all three sites in the next couple of weeks.