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Lafayette Middle School announces honor roll

The following students have been named to the honor roll for the first nine weeks at Lafayette Middle School. Grade 6 Highest honors: Jumbalya Anderson, Zuleka Lawrence, Katherine Rankin, Leaha Runner, Leana Rush, Ja'Varrie Sims, Ki’Loni Sublett, Naomi Tenney, Landon Tucker, Cashius ...

The following students were named to the honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2024-25 school year at Albert Gallatin North Middle School. Grade 6 Highest Honors: Emmalyn D Campbell, Wyatt Cole Chapman, Jayse David Hadenak, Levi Jackson Harvey, Talan Michael Kindervater, Ethan Michael ...

Al Julius

At home, after work, I was changing clothes to go to the garage when the phone rang. (It was long before cellphones, so I had to reach and pick up the receiver.) “Is this Roy?” asked a recognizable voice. “It is,” I answered, trying to figure out why the voice sounded so ...

Students at Carmichaels Area Middle School are participating in a national mock election throughout the week. Sponsored by Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI), a national civic education program based at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, the mock election gives students the ...

The River: Flowing thru History

Throughout my life of more than eight decades, the Youghiogheny River has been a constant companion. In my youth, I fished the mostly brackish water with my friends for catfish and suckers and skated on the frozen backwaters in winter. Some folks swam in the river, but several local pools ...

To call Leslie Odom Jr. a modern-day Renaissance man is anything but hyperbolic. Actor, singer, songwriter, director, author are all hats heĢƵ worn at one time or another. The multi-faceted Odom holds himself to a high standard of excellence, as evidenced by the awards heĢƵ racked up along ...