In a year that has been anything but normal for Lawrence's two high schools, students at both Free State and Lawrence High are making sure the 2021 senior class will end its time at the schools with one of the most traditional events.
Next month, both schools will hold their annual proms, which will be some of the first major student-organized events since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
This year’s dances ...
A Georgia woman died from injuries she sustained Thursday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 40 in southwest Lawrence.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 10:20 p.m. for a reported head-on collision on the highway near the Clinton Parkway bypass, Deputy Charlie Cooper said.
A woman in one of the vehicles was unresponsive when deputies arrived. Despite deputies attempting ...
With Kennedy Elementary School scheduled to close down, its principal has been chosen to take over the same position at a school nearby.
The Lawrence school district announced Thursday that Chalita Middleton, who has led Kennedy since 2017, has been selected as the next principal at Prairie Park Elementary School, starting July 1. If approved by the Lawrence school board, Middleton will replace Shannon ...
The Lawrence school district recently honored two of its educators for excellence in teaching.
Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced Barbara Tholen, Lawrence High School’s journalism adviser and graphic design teacher, as the district’s 2021 Master Teacher, according to a district news release. He also announced Jenny Gorup, a library media specialist at Quail Run Elementary School, as the district's 2021 ...
Former University of Kansas basketball player Silvio De Sousa will not get a diversion for an aggravated battery charge he is facing because negotiations with prosecutors have "fallen through," his attorney, Hatem Chahine, said Wednesday in Douglas County District Court.
De Sousa was seeking a diversion for the felony charge that stems from a 2020 incident outside a bar in downtown Lawrence in which he was ...
Members of Free State High School’s speech and forensics team are heading to national tournaments once again. The team will also be looking to retain its state title next month.
Kelly Thompson, Free State’s speech and debate coach, recently told the Journal-World in an email that the team’s students qualified for 17 events at the 2021 National Individual Events Tournament of Champions. The students ...
