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Blackshear Elementary School Teacher Incentive Allotment recipients pose for a photo in the auditorium Friday, May 9, 2025. (Ruth Campbell|Odessa American) The recognition is a daily reminder to ...

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA ... “It is nice to be recognized,” Dave Machuca, a 5th Grade Math Teacher at Blackshear Elementary said. “This feels amazing. My heart is still beating.

The 4th grade teacher at Blackshear Elementary, leveled up two steps from Recognized ... Staci Walton, history teacher at New Tech Odessa, earned a Master level designation. After receiving the news, ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Ga. — In the small town of Blackshear, Georgia, Alana Allen has so many unanswered questions. Her fiancé, the father of her one-year-old son, Tristin Aspinwall, was found dead ...

In a letter shared with families on Tuesday, principal Doyal Martin said last week the portions of the school's campus were treated with a natural pest control. Unfortunately, Martin said that ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — It was a proud day for 18 students at Ireland Elementary Friday, as they were sworn in as junior police officers. It's a part of a growing tradition led by Officer Steve ...

Harris Elementary School is on lockdown while law enforcement searches the area for a fleeing suspect. The Pulaski County Special School District says an Arkansas State Police trooper was chasing ...

PARKLAND, Wash. — On Thursday, Pierce County Sheriff's Office deputies were sent to Brookdale Elementary School after reports of shots fired and two windows shattered. The school, located at 611 ...

Threats against three Olentangy Local School District elementary schools are likely a hoax, the Delaware County Sheriff's Office said. The Olentangy Local School District posted a message on its ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- On the last day of school in Escambia County, a group of students at Blue Angels Elementary wrapped up a successful season of morning news broadcasts to the student body.