May 19

Features

Director Malissa Doster bids farewell to Children’s Center

After nearly five years of meeting goals and setting new ones, Doster has stepped down as the director of the center, or YSCCC.
School Facilities Committee assesses issues

Among the issues identified by building users, the largest concerns discussed at the meeting were heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, systems and air quality; bathrooms; and safety and security.
Dogwood Festival to celebrate spring, community

The center’s first Dogwood Festival is slated for Saturday, May 28, 2–10 p.m., at the Agraria Farm. The event, which organizers plan to make annual, will feature activities throughout the afternoon and into the evening, including tours, a scavenger hunt, lawn games, music, a bonfire, a barn dance and more.
Students walk out to protest racism

The walk out was a response to an incident between a white teacher, Karleen Materne, and a Black student after the teacher was overheard saying the N-word.
COVID Update | May 19, 2022

The number of new cases in the state, tallied for April 29–May 5, was 11,013 compared to 8,731 April 22–28.