If I would have known the issues that had been ongoing, he would never have gone there,” LaRue said of her son.

Haley Ammann-Ekstrom made a venture out from the Fairmont area to visit Park Side Elementary first graders on Thursday to ...

One of the main goals of the Enka-Candler Library’s Reading MENtor program is to defy stereotypes, says library manager Kate Spratt, left, who works with youth services librarian Keith Gauger, right, ...

Ted Lindenberg thanks students from Rogers Garden Elementary for singing a couple songs during the Books for Kids annual ...

To the extent mid-Eighties melodrama Places in the Heart is remembered today, it is for the over-the-top speech its star, Sally Field, gave after her win for Best Actress. Overcome with emotion and ...

The Duchess of Sussex previously attended a gala fundraiser in support of the hospital.

62% of Polk County children were not ready for kindergarten in 2024. Can early language skills and programs like Camp READY close the gap?

Cressida Cowell has spent her career turning reluctant readers into lifelong book lovers. As the author of the How to Train Your Dragon series – now a global phenomenon – she. Her stories are packed ...

In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. Some parents have said they will stop reading aloud to their ...

A leading exec at the public broadcasting institution breaks down the impact of recent government cuts and what to do about them By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer In May 1969, Fred ...