Stanton High News Today

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories about the 18 local icons being honored this month on banners in Daytona Beach.

An East Texas rancher is upholding his familys legacy and has broken through racial barriers to get to where he is today. Bowie’s grandfather came to East Texas from Alabama

For more than an hour, Raymond Santana shared that story with students from Eisenhower, Davis and Stanton High Schools. Students responded, asking questions about Santana’s experiences being pressured by police

The National High School Barbecue Association held its regional qualifier at Legacy High School. The best of the West Texas high schools put their best cooks to the test.

For MLK Day, Jacksonville honored students for essays about the dignity of work — while a book about King and labor never made it into classrooms.

A dozen teams from the area qualified during the regional round.

Updated: 7:19 PM CDT July 7, 2021 MARTIN COUNTY, Texas — A Stanton man is accused of a child sex crime. According to Martin County Sheriffs Office records, Justin Matthew Turney, 40, was arrested Wednesday, July 7, charged with indecency with a child sexual contact and improper relationship between an educator and student. While NewsWest 9 was unable to confirm Turneys current employment status, the Stanton ISD website currently has him listed as Principal of Stanton High Sc...

Monthly community cleanups underway for renovations at historic old Stanton High School The inside of the three-floor building has black mold, shattered glass, and piles of glass on the floor. Author: Dawn White Updated: 6:52 PM EDT May 8, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A historic landmark in a predominantly Black neighborhood is slowly deteriorating, but a group of people are coming together to make sure its history and the building that holds it isnt lost. Organiz...

Jacksonville’s LaVilla area was once thriving haven filled with Black-owned businesses Neighborhood later gained a different reputation, but is now focus of revitalization Published:  Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood was once its own city, where African Americans flourished and prospered. But when the area became part of Jacksonville in 1887, it struggled to keep its identity. LaVilla was considered a safe haven for freed Black residents because...