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Editorial Schools repurposing win for southeast side In terms of saving a 90-year-old building, seven months wasnt a long time to hold off on demolition plans for the former Ward Elementary School. Fort Wayne Community Schools decision to wait on a redevelopment plan for the vacant building appears to have paid off for taxpayers and the neighborhood. Monday, the school board unanimously approved transfer of the former L.C. Ward Education Center to Neighborhood Health, which plans to repurpose t...

From Staff Reports A program in Fort Smith got started Tuesday that will help thousands of local children who are at risk of being food insecure through the summer months. The Summer Picnic Baskets for Kids by Antioch for Youth & Family is expected to help over 3,000 families and is supported by an anonymous $50,000 grant through Feeding America and the River Valley Regional Food Bank. A survey is part of the program that will help measure the success of the program. The anonymous donor to Feed...

Reginald Spears attributes his success as a teacher to the fact it combines two things he showed an affinity for early in life: music, and helping others figure stuff out. That, and his mother pushing him years ago to apply for a Golden Apple college scholarship for future educators. Spears would go on to receive that scholarship and, on Thursday, he was named one of the 2021 winners of the ...

Reginald Spears of Chicago's Bronzeville Classical School is one of 10 Golden Apple winners.

35 years of shaping young minds Love of teaching grows stronger and last updated 2021-05-06 07:23:20-04 Pauline Bourne said that teaching was not her first choice. "I just went to McNeese in education after being in nursing for three years," Bourne said. But there are scores of kids who are sure glad she changed career paths. Especially yours truly, I was one of Mrs. Bournes favorite students back in 1990. Bourne has been a teacher at Ward Elementary in Jennings for 35 years. And in those th...

Hamilton County Schools Announces Personnel Updates Thursday, April 29, 2021 Bethanie Reynolds As the district looks to the 2021-2022 school year, Hamilton County Schools announced several personnel updates on Thursday. Angie Cass has been named the principal at Soddy Daisy High School. She previously served as principal of Ooltewah High School. Ms. Cass is a product of Hamilton County Schools and a 23-year veteran of the district. Throughout her career, she has worked as a ...

John Shearer: 1960s Howard High Students, Faculty Took Pride In Education Sunday, February 28, 2021 - by John Shearer Historic part of Howard High - photo by John Shearer Historic part of Howard High - photo by John Shearer Historic part of Howard High - photo by John Shearer Historic part of Howard High - photo by John Shearer Historic part of Howard High - photo by John Shearer Historic part of Howard High -...

Fort Smith Public Schools #OnTrack program spreads to K-12 Fort Smith Times Record Towards the end of the fall semester, Fort Smith Public Schools initiated the #OnTrack program to reduce the number of students failing one or more classes. While great progress was made in high school, elementary and junior high schools began to receive attention as well. During Mondays School Board meeting, Ginni McDonald, director of secondary education, and Mary Ann Johns, director of elementary education,...

The total number of county deaths connected to COVID-19 is 270. The deceased are two men in their 70s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 50s, city officials said. The average age of the deceased is 75. Of the 98 new cases, 54 are confirmed with polymerase chain reaction tests and 44 with antigen tests.  Active cases total 2,502 (1,111 PCR cases and 1,391 antigen cases). A week ago, active cases numbered 2,585.  COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene hospitals dipped to 84, 12 fewer than reported on...

Taylor County now has recorded 232 COVID-related deaths. The county also reported that the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 surpassed 10,000 to 10,070 (4,605 polymerase chain reaction cases and 5,465 antigen cases).  The deceased are:  Woman in her 50s with preexisting conditions Man in his 60s with unknown medical predisposition Woman in her 40s with unknown medical predisposition Woman in her 70s with preexisting conditions Woman in her 60s with unknown medical predispositi...