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Two Virginia schools, two different approaches to students' phones
Each morning, students at Martin Luther King Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, begin their day with a lesson in restraint — by handing in their phones. "I'm not worried about the notifications I'm getting and who's texting me or what's going on on social media," 8th grader Jazmine Anderson said.The school began piloting a program last year to lock up cellphones in special pouches made by the company Yondr and store them in a supervised backpack. When the school first started using the locked pouches, they'd let students hold onto them. But that didn't quite work, 8th grade English teacher...
Mediterranean restaurant Greeko’s opens doors at Johnson City location
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The popular Mediterranean restaurant Greeko’s Grill & Cafe opened its doors to the hungry people of Johnson City on Friday. It is the restaurant’s second location. Greeko’s has been serving the Abingdon community for six years and is now celebrating the grand opening of its additional location in Johnson City. […]
Community Trust Bank WYMT Pike County Bowl: No. 7 Johnson Central stuns No. 3 Pikeville
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - No. 7 Johnson Central and No. 3 Pikeville closed the 39th annual Community Trust Bank WYMT Pike County Bowl!. Last season, this matchup was a back-and-forth game that resulted in a 21-14 Panthers win. Pikeville drew first blood when Brendan Anthony ran up the middle for...
Two dead in Boone County fire
BLOOMINGROSE, W.Va. — Two people died in a structure fire in Boone County Saturday morning. The blaze was reported at around 10:30 a.m. at a residence in the Bloomingrose community. Firefighters recovered two bodies in the structure. The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the blaze....
Leslie County storms back over Floyd Central in fourth-quarter thriller
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Leslie County traveled to take on Floyd Central as both teams looked to bounce back after week one losses. After finding themselves grounded for a majority of the game, trailing by as much as 18, the Eagles soared back in the fourth quarter and escaped with a 41-26 win.
GRC scores 22 fourth quarter points to stun Belfry in 39th PCB
GOODY, Ky. — George Rogers Clark scored 22 straight fourth quarter points, including a walk-off 102-yard interception return as time expired, to storm back and top Belfry 43-35 in the 39th Annual Community Trust Bank/WYMT-TV Pike County Bowl in Friday's nightcap at Haywood Stadium. "That was a tough loss,"...
Ain’t Your Meemaws Rugs, creative and hand-made rugs
PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) – This small business creates hand-made rugs in any design you could think of, but this ain’t your Meemaws rug. That is exactly the name of this small business in Princeton. Ain’t Your Meemaws Rugs is a hand crafted and custom made shop ran by a local man. With the help of […]
Hampton-Johnson County Postponed To Monday, Sept. 2
Hampton and Johnson County are going to have to wait a couple more days to finish out their game. The game between Hampton and Johnson County has been postponed to Monday evening (Sept. 2) due to lightning and storms in the area. Kickoff in Hampton is set for 7p. Johnson...
Elizabethton and Morristown West Game Postponed
Mother Nature kept Elizabethton off the field on Friday night. The Elizabethton and Morristown West game has been postponed due to lightning and storms in the area. No make-up date has been set as of 9p on Friday night. The teams moved into a lightning delay just after 7p as...
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
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