Seven candidates are running for the Lawrence school board in the general election this November, and only three will be elected.
The Lawrence school board currently has seven members — President GR Gordon-Ross, Vice President Bob Byers, Kelly Jones, Carole Cadue-Blackwood, Anne Costello, Yolanda Franklin and Shannon Kimball. The three seats up for grabs in the upcoming election are Jones’, Byers’ and ...
The Journal-World asked Lawrence school board candidates how they would apply First Amendment principles in office, oversee public meetings, and handle media relations — whether through direct communication or official spokespeople.
Each candidate was asked the question: “As a public official, how would you apply the principles of the First Amendment to your duties, including the governing of public ...
The Lawrence school board is set to consider architectural service contracts for two large capital projects totaling $1 million.
On Monday, board members will consider approving contracts for renovations at the former Centennial Elementary School building, 2145 Louisiana St., and the expansion of Langston Hughes Elementary, 1101 George Williams Way.
Altogether, the projects are anticipated to cost $1,040,206 ...
Traffic was being redirected at the intersection of East 1450 Road, or U.S. Highway 24-59, and North 1900 Road north of Lawrence on Wednesday afternoon as first responders attended to a two-vehicle accident.
McKenzi Ezell of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical said the accident occurred at 1898 East 1450 Road at 1:31 p.m. According to Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman George Diepenbrock, one vehicle ...
Douglas County commissioners have told county staff to proceed with a plan for a scholarship fund to help low- to moderate income families afford child care.
This initiative was a strategy outlined in the Community Health Improvement Plan, or CHIP, a five-year roadmap to improve community health. The goal is to help more working families – or those who want to enter the workforce – access child care ...
Douglas County commissioners will consider awarding money to a plan for a child care scholarship fund on Wednesday to help more low- and moderate-income families afford child care.
The goal is to help more working families – or those who want to enter the workforce – access child care scholarships for children under age 6. The county commissioners have included $100,000 in the 2026 budget for what is now ...
