Local history: Akron educator Abbie Willacy gave students a Head Start
Abbie Willacy, the first Black woman to serve as a teacher and principal in Akron Public Schools, developed the community’s first Head Start program.
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Abbie Willacy, the first Black woman to serve as a teacher and principal in Akron Public Schools, developed the community’s first Head Start program.
Shows by the Smashing Pumpkins and Kelly Clarkson and the Spence-Crawford title fight highlight this week’s lineup of things to do.
A Fairfield Harbor Fishing Club Charity Event turned into a community effort as others joined in to host a “Fun Day” for about 50 children of the New Bern Boys
The city school district’s last high school closed under emergency management in 2015 because of financial problems and dwindling student enrollment.