Stories from Thursday, August 9, 2012

Mindi Deskins reviews the rules of the classroom with her son, Christian, while her daughter, Aarolyn, listens in during registration at West Elementary School on Monday. Parents across the district started the yearly tradition of enrolling their children at each of the local grade schools this week with the academic year scheduled to begin Aug. 15...

Capt. Harry Lewis considers it his personal "field of dreams" -- an opportunity to build something of lasting value that was not only fun but an opportunity to enjoy his retirement following a lifetime of hard, often dangerous work. But it seems those dreams have been a bit of a nightmare for those involved in the project over the past few months...

The 2012 high school football season has arrived. Last Friday morning saw the checkout of football gear and Friday evening was the kick-off dinner. Two-a-day practices started on Monday, and this Saturday will be a pancake feed and Black and Orange scrimmage at Legacy Park...