Browse past news stories for Florence Elementary School in Florence, KY.

• Reminder Remembers, 3/18/10 (Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune)
  posted on March 20, 2010 at 05:47:15 am
  Compiled by Daniel Dullum ONE YEAR AGO March 19, 2009 It’s not a description that’s likely to draw much commerce on its own, but the town has renewed its “Slum and Blight” designation for the downtown area. This formal designation allows the town to obtain and use $273,500 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds for commercial rehabilitation.
• IM, Kingsford and Florence youth wrestlers notch wins, pins (The Iron Mountain Daily News)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 04:52:40 pm
  Kingsford Youth Wrestling made three junior tournament stops recently. First - Nathan Bousley (3 pins), Mario Occhietti (1 pin), Kyle Ott, Ben Stanish (3 pins), Trevor Povolo (1 pin), Nicholas Ouradnik (2 pins), Holden Visintainer (2 pins).
• Reading Olympics (The Iron Mountain Daily News)
  posted on March 2, 2010 at 04:54:52 pm
  Fifth graders Stephanie Arndt, Kameron Braden, and Mikhal Roell of the Bishop Baraga Catholic School Reading Olympics team "The Granny Stealing Elves" are introduced during the Reading Olympics kick-off at Florence Elementary School on Monday. Schools from throughout the area participate in the annual reading competition, which is held during March, Reading Month.
• Report: Florence teacher accused of spanking student suspended (Mobile Press-Register)
  posted on February 17, 2010 at 11:23:00 am
  Shonna Beckwith, a physical education teacher, has been suspended for three days without pay for the incident that allegedly occurred in January.
• Reminder Remembers, 2/4/10 (Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune)
  posted on February 11, 2010 at 06:41:52 am
  Compiled by Daniel Dullum ONE YEAR AGO February 5, 2009 The first business in the Silver King Hotel in more than 30 years expects to be open shortly, following the Town Council’s approval of a lease to the Door County Fudge Company. The two-story, 114-year-old Silver King building at 440 N. Main St. welcomes a fudge shop this month and has room for more businesses as well.
• Reminder Remembers, 1/21/10 (Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune)
  posted on January 29, 2010 at 06:44:51 am
  Compiled by Daniel Dullum ONE YEAR AGO January 22, 2009 For more than two months, the Florence Unified School District asked its residents to evaluate four proposed boundaries to decide which students will attend the new Poston Butte High School and which will attend Florence High. In the end, at their regular meeting, the Florence School Board went with the selection “none of the above.”
• 11 In Rankin Co. Sent To The Hospital After Buses Collide (WJTV Jackson)
  posted on January 15, 2010 at 11:06:39 pm
  Officials say the victims’ injuries are not life threatening.
• Students injured in school-bus collision (WLBT 3 Jackson)
  posted on January 15, 2010 at 10:30:11 pm
  RANKIN COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - Sheriff Ronnie Pennington says a school bus loaded with students rear-ended another bus Friday near Florence. It happened around 3:00 on Highway 469.
• Rankin buses crash, students sustain minor injuries (The Clarion-Ledger)
  posted on January 15, 2010 at 09:22:00 pm
  Two Rankin County school buses collided today sending several students to area hospitals with minor injuries.
• 11 Hurt When School Buses Collide In Rankin County (WAPT Jackson)
  posted on January 15, 2010 at 09:05:38 pm
  Authorities continue their investigation into why two school buses collided on Highway 469 south of Florence, injuring 10 students and a bus driver.
• Florence Elementary Honor Roll (Community Press & Recorder)
  posted on January 7, 2010 at 05:07:10 pm
  Following is the second-quarter honor roll for Florence Elementary School.
• Districts brace for snow days (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  posted on January 5, 2010 at 09:18:10 pm
  Campbell County Schools was one of a handful of Northern Kentucky districts to have its first snow day of the year Tuesday. But that may be just the beginning.
• Saturday, December 12 (Jackson Free Press)
  posted on December 10, 2009 at 02:40:02 am
  "Fun with Santa" at the Jackson Medical Mall for ages 2-12 from 9 a.m. to noon. Free. … Gail Hederman signs copies of her book, "Cold Biscuits," at Lemuria 10 a.m.-2 p.m. … The "Nature Made Christmas" ornament-making workshop starts at 10 a.m. at the Museum of Natural Science . Other activities at the museum include a lecture by George Phillips on "Monsters of the Deep" at 1 p.m. and a ...
• REMINDER REMEMBERS, 11/12/09 (Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 06:54:19 am
  Compiled by Daniel Dullum ONE YEAR AGO November 13, 2008 Florence’s Blue Star Memorial was unveiled in a Veteran’s Day ceremony at the Pinal County Historical Society Museum. Many local veterans, friends and family were on hand for the occasion.
• School notes from around N.Ky. (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 10:20:41 pm
  The Holmes High School National Honor Society has been busy with community service work.
• In Brief, 10/29/09 (Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 06:54:18 am
  At its June meeting, the Florence School Board adopted a resolution to rename the Florence K-8 Multipurpose Center in honor of Fernando B. Ortega.
• REMINDER REMEMBERS, 10/22/09 (Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 05:39:39 am
  Compiled by Daniel Dullum ONE YEAR AGO October 23, 2008 Work is still progressing at the Silver King Hotel, although it was necessary to demolish the adobe wall ruins because they were in an advanced state of erosion, especially at the window sill elevation and below. The fire in 1996 burned all the wood, leaving the adobe walls standing.
• Ryle seniors write stories for elementary students (Community Press & Recorder)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 09:20:29 am
  Some new readers got to be the stars of their own books.
• Kids get to be book heroes (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 09:42:57 pm
  First graders and kindergarteners at Florence Elementary School were thrillled when they saw themselves depicted as heroes in personalized books written by Ryle High School students.
• Florence parents concerned about school personnel issue (KEYE TV Austin)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 01:56:51 pm
  In Williamson County, folks in Florence are frustrated with small town politics.
• Partnership studying parking lot options (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 09:14:42 am
  A community group is exploring two options to ease the parking crunch in Hillcrest, one of San Diego's most popular entertainment destinations, where drivers can often be seen circling streets in frustration.
• Omaha's Florence Elementary School was tagged with racially motivated graffiti, thought to be targeting the school's ... (WOWT-TV Omaha)
  posted on July 8, 2009 at 06:36:39 pm
  The graffiti was reported to Omaha Police by an employee of the school. The employee tells police it happened some time between July 2nd and 3rd. In all, 3 portables and the building were tagged with profanity including the "N" word and the Principal's name.
• School news from around Boone Co. (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  posted on May 24, 2009 at 09:29:07 am
  School news from around Boone Co.
• School news from Boone County (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  posted on May 16, 2009 at 08:53:19 pm
  Find events at New Haven, Florence and Walton-Verona schools.
• Jeffrey Todd Murray (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  posted on May 11, 2009 at 02:19:39 pm
  FLORENCE – Jeffrey Todd Murray, 47, of Florence, formerly of Blackduck, Minn., died Sunday, May 10, at St. Elizabeth Florence.
• School news from around Boone County (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  posted on May 10, 2009 at 09:34:39 am
  Here is news from Florence, Union and more.