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WACO, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) — A former Texas high school teacher who had sexual encounters with two teenage boys was placed on deferred probation Friday. Judge Thomas West of the 19th State District Court approved a plea agreement between Shelby Dawn Lashombe and the McLennan ...
Atlanta Public Schools’ expansion of Advanced Placement (AP) opportunities is producing “record achievement across the district,” according to a news release from APS. More students are taking AP exams, the percentage earning scores of 3 or higher continues to rise, and every APS...
A memorial scholarship fund has been established in honor of Robert Strang to support Ole Miss Phi Delta Theta students in need of financial aid. The Robert Tudor Strang IV Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide annual support to a student who demonstrates loyal friendship, kindn...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Music Monday kicked off on ATL Live with an exclusive in-studio visit from Atlanta native and Def Jam recording artist Jai’Len Josey . A graduate of Tri-Cities High School, Josey made her Broadway debut at just 16 years old. Now signed to Def Jam Recordi...
DECATUR, Ga. - City Schools of Decatur is holding its annual CSD Reads and Dyslexia Awareness Week from Sept. 28 through Oct. 8. The district said the schedule includes literacy and dyslexia awareness events in and out of school. It said the week lines up with September as Nation...
NEW ALBANY, Ind. ( Aging Untold ) — A recovery home in New Albany, Indiana, called The Breakaway, is helping women break away from addiction, and one woman who says it helped her find her way back is sharing her story. Addiction started in high school Erin Wyatt said life felt li...
MIDDLESEX, Vt. ( Aging Untold ) — Jed Lipsky arrives with a roar to his latest job, taking down pine trees in Vermont. “So I started cutting when I was 15 and loved it,” Lipsky said. “Very challenging.” Now 78, Lipsky is still logging old school. His crew is just him, a chainsaw,...
ATHENS, Ga. — A University of Georgia student is seriously injured after falling from an eighth-floor window at a popular off-campus apartment complex in Athens. The female student fell Saturday night from an eighth-floor window at the Rambler, a student-filled apartment complex ...
ITHACA, N.Y. (Gray News/ WBNG ) - A recent lawsuit alleging a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house in 2024 has sparked outrage over what some see as a lack of punishment in the case. A former Cornell student, referred to as “Jane Doe,” filed a lawsuit Sept. 16 alleg...
Georgia Tech opened its new student residence hall at the start of the fall semester. The Bud & Val Peterson Residence Hall, located at 920 Curran St., is an eight-story, 191,000-square-foot building and Tech’s first new traditional residence hall in 60 years. The Bud & Val Peter...
WACO, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) - The Texas rodeo community is mourning a member of the Tarleton State University team who died during an event on Thursday. Alejandra Franco, a Tarleton State University student-athlete, died from injuries she sustained while performing at the S.A....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Judo is not a sport for the weak-hearted, but according to Black Ice Judo Sensei Joshua White, it can be for anyone else. “Pull, pull tight! Yes,” he tells two grade-school students as they roll on a mat. White runs Black Ice Judo under the War...
TUCSON, Ariz. ( KOLD /Gray News) - A University of Arizona fraternity is under investigation for violating the student code of conduct. University officials said Sigma Tau Gamma has been placed on activities suspension after being accused of forcing members to drink large amounts...
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. ( InvestigateTV ) — In recent years, you may have stared blankly at your child’s math assignment. You’re not alone. Experts and educators say it’s likely happening across the country as the methods of instruction are almost unrecognizable to the “carry the one...
SNELLVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) -A Gwinnett County mother has taken her fight over her autistic son’s education to federal officials, alleging both his school district and the state agency responsible for overseeing it have repeatedly failed to follow and enforce federal spe...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - It’s a big Friday night! We’re talking high school football! Prince Avenue and Fellowship Christian will go head-to-head September 25 in Roswell! You can watch the game on Atlanta News First - kickoff is at 8 pm. If you’re in the area, ATL Live shares wh...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - An original animated feature arriving on movie screens this weekend is shining a national spotlight on Filipino folklore, mythology, and cultural storytelling. DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island follows high school graduates Jo and Raissa, two best ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In a sudden blow to students and staff, a Conyers beauty school is abruptly shutting its doors after losing its accreditation. Georgia Career Institute (GCI) announced on its website that an accrediting agency has moved to revoke its status ove...
The 2026 GHSA football season is underway. Check the schedule and scores below. Keep up to date on the state’s top recruits, the week’s best plays and more by clicking here . If you do not see the scores below, CLICK HERE ....
Clayton State University and Atlanta Public Schools have partnered to launch Atlanta Early College at Clayton State University. The initiative gives high school students the opportunity to earn college credits and higher education credentials while completing their high school di...
ATLANTA, Ga. ( InvestigateTV ) — Knowing how to read is vital to everyday life whether you’re at work, home, or in school. In classrooms across the country, a growing number of children struggle with learning this critical skill. Part of the reason could be because they can’t see...
For Rachel Waldrop, director and curator of the Athenaeum and Dodd Galleries, contemporary art is not meant to be intimidating. The downtown Athens art gallery, which opened in 2021, is free and open to the public. Waldrop hopes students and Athens residents see the space as a cu...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Princess Abercrombie has a third grader at Dunbar Elementary School in Mechanicsville. She said walking to school with her child has become an important bonding experience. “This experience with my baby, get to walk right here, it’s a bonding t...
Mississippi investigators found retail packages of kratom near the body of 20-year-old Ole Miss student Robert Strang and another student.
Georgia Career Institute is shutting its doors after nearly 40 years in operation following the loss of its institutional accreditation, school officials announced....
ATHENS, GA - The University of Georgia and the National Football Foundation will honor Garrison Hearst with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute during the Bulldogs’ home game against Oklahoma on Sept. 26. An NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute is a traditional ceremony where a new...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One of the two Ole Miss students who died on Monday was from Atlanta. The university identified the students as 18-year-old Aidan Hamilton, a freshman from Englewood, Colo., and 20-year-old Robert Strang, a junior from Atlanta. Atlanta Public S...
BLADENBORO, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A North Carolina high school has canceled the remainder of its varsity football season because of a depleted roster. West Bladen High School officials said the team does not have enough healthy players to safely take the field. The decision w...
PITT COUNTY, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A middle school principal in North Carolina was suspended after being accused of stalking a teacher, according to authorities. Wellcome Middle School Principal Keith Neal was charged with misdemeanor stalking on Wednesday, the same day offic...
OBERLIN, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - A reported fight broke out at a Louisiana high school football game Friday night that ended with the game being canceled. Authorities said Oberlin Tigers head coach Robert Etheridge got into an argument on the sideline before halftime with assist...
A fifth-grade teacher and her 10-year-old student died after being recovered from the water at Iowa’s Coralville Reservoir near Lake MacBride State Park....
The two Ole Miss students found dead earlier this week have been identified. Here's what to know.
Two students at the University of Mississippi were found dead in two separate incidents. Read more trending news Students identified Update 1:37 p.m. ET, Sept. 24: Robert Strang was identified as one of the two men found dead. He was a junior from Atlanta, according to WSB . His ...
A teacher and student were recovered from a resevoir spillway in Johnson County, Iowa after authorities were contacted during a school field trip.
The bodies of an elementary school student and the teacher who tried to save him were recovered from a reservoir after tragedy struck during a field trip. Read more trending news The bodies of Ahmed Osman, 10, and Hannah Jorgensen, 24, were both recovered after the trip to the Ma...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - The 28th Annual Corps de Ballet Fashion Show and Luncheon brings Atlanta’s fashion, arts, and philanthropic communities together to celebrate dance and support arts education across metro Atlanta. Presented by Neiman Marcus, the event celebrates Atlanta ...
Cease-and-desist letters sent by DeKalb PTA Council officials to a Chamblee Middle School parent are threatening legal action for “a continued pattern of harassment towards PTSA volunteers, school administrators, and district leadership.” Margaret Wright Boylan, as a parent new t...
Ashrit Talluri had already scored a perfect 1600 on three practice SATs. Then the 14-year-old Fulton County student did it when it counted: He earned a perfect score on the official test....
Scientists at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta will embark on a clinical trial to test medication against exposure to forever chemicals called PFAS. A sign outside a water treatment plant in Calhoun emphasizes the filtration providing PFAS-free water ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta senior fighting breast cancer is facing a court judgment after she said identity thieves ran up tens of thousands of dollars on her credit card across the globe. Milateen Lampkin, 79, is a retired teacher’s aid with Atlanta Public Sc...
A free grocery store inside Georgia's largest elementary school is cutting student absenteeism while giving families access to free fresh food.
