The St. Johns County School District said on Monday that some K–8 academies will have new start and end dates for the upcoming academic year. The district announced that Freedom Crossing Academy, whose school hours are 8:25 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. for the 2022–23 school year, will follow Pine Island Academy’s schedule of 8 a.m. … Read more
George Wilson Davies, the “Old Coach,” died in Gainesville, FL, on February 9, 2023. The first two of four children of George Chambers Davies and Katharine Wilson Davies, he and his identical twin brother Kent Chambers Davies were born in Bryn Mawr, PA, on July 14, 1935. He and his brother won a national double … Read more
A high school student allegedly stabbed by a teenage guy is being held by police. On Tuesday at 10:50 a.m., members of the Victorian Police Department responded to allegations of a stabbing in a school on Plenty Road in Reservoir. A second person was detained as a youngster with non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to … Read more
In San Bernardino County, legal action is being brought against the Upland Unified School District because of allegedly racist cards created by pupils at Pepper Tree Elementary School. Christopher Newman, a parent, cried as he claimed, “Our son was targeted,” during a press conference on Monday. “What we want is there to be transparency.” The … Read more
No one knew if 7-year-old Jacob would live when paramedics brought him to the hospital. Brain damage. Many fractures. He had kidney, heart, and liver damage. “From his head to his toes, every organ was affected. He was in a coma, a traumatic coma. We didn’t know if he would ever wake up, ” Dr. … Read more
FLORIDA’S JACKSONVILLE — Officials from The Bolles School in Jacksonville have confirmed that the woman found dead in the US Virgin Islands last Tuesday once competed in swimming. Jaime Cail, 42, was a renowned swimmer born and raised in Claremont, New Hampshire. ABC News said she swam for the University of Maine from 2001 to … Read more
A local adolescent was shot early on Friday morning was first listed in critical but stable condition and is now doing better. According to sources relaying update reports from his family, the victim, whose name was withheld by authorities, is a 16-year-old sophomore at Mount Airy High School and has been able to speak since … Read more
After testimony from more than a dozen witnesses, including Alex Murdaugh, the defense rested its case Monday afternoon, setting the stage for closing arguments later this week. Jurors will see the crime scene where the former South Carolina lawyer’s wife and younger son were killed before deliberations. On Monday, Circuit Judge Clifton Newman granted the … Read more