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Jtorian Deary scored 39 points to lead Odessa High to a 60-57 win over the Legacy in the District 2-6A boys basketball finale ...

Retired from Dallas ISD, she came to Odessa to “take care of grandkids ... In Dallas, she taught elementary school, taught in the gifted and talented program and self-contained classes.

When the Florida Legislature introduced school choice in 2023, it was sold as empowering parents to choose what was best for ...

Among boys soccer region quarterfinal winners were Lake Highland Prep, Windermere Prep, International Community and ...

The Columbia School Board will also hear an update on the superintendent search and review the special services program.

Waller Elementary School’s brand-new media center is officially open. “It’s probably the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.

The reason that I even started OnlyFans was because I didn’t want a 9 to 5,” the mom said. “I wanted to still be involved ... " ...

Florida’s dark history of abuse, neglect and systemic cruelty is not solely a Black narrative. It is a human tragedy. While “Nickel Boys” captures the unique horrors endured by African American youth ...

Florida football concluded its 2025 class with two high school signings and five transfer portal signings on National Signing Day. Head coach Billy Napier stated that 25 of the 32 new additions ...

JOSSIE CARBONARE SPOKE WITH A LOCAL DISTRICT ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT PARENTS TO KNOW. SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS OUR AREA SAY THERE’S BEEN A GROWING CONCERN AMONG PARENTS, AND THEY’VE BEEN NOTICING ...

Hill became the 49ers’ AD eight years after Lutz was fired and has helped patch things up between the school and one of its most well-known sports figures. “Bobby has made a huge impact on ...