Growing popularity
With some encouragement from teachers and her mother, Mykema joined AVID as a sixth-grader, the first year it was offered. Once she got to South River, Mykema's AVID teachers helped her navigate financial aid forms, fill out college applications and polish her resume.

Homage to local man
WESTBORO - US to expand camp honoring slain US agent

Local officials tout Forensic Science Institute
Enrollment at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Forensic Science Institute has nearly doubled during the past year. “We now have over 250 undergraduate majors and I think that number may go higher,” said Dwight Adams, FSI director.

Instruments record quakes east of Edmond
Several earthquakes were recorded Tuesday night and Wednesday in eastern Oklahoma County near Jones and Luther.

New beginnings in Bellingham
The conversations of excited students filled the hallways of Bellingham Memorial Middle School yesterday morning as they made their way to homeroom for the start of the new school year.

SAIC grant helps establish Project Lead The Way at New Century Technology High
Program provides curriculum and training for science, technology, engineering and math courses

Federal grant could expand textbook rental options
The Youngstown State University Bookstore is hoping to receive grant money to support its new textbook rental program.

Newberry College Ranks Among Top Tier of Colleges in the South
NEWBERRY, S.C. , Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Newberry College ranks among the nation's top regional colleges in U.S. News & World Report's 2011 ranking of America's Best Colleges, featured at http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/ and available today on newsstands. Â Data from more than 1,400 colleges and universities nationwide was collected to ...

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The Harpersville Police Department and Shelby County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death of 2–year–old Drayden McGowan of Harpersville, according to a release from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

'Lite' investigation of Atlanta test cheating
'Lite' investigation of Atlanta test cheating