Q. Polk County School District is giving the vaccine starting with the middle schools. I was told that they are the "most" at risk but everything I'm reading would point more to the elementary school age children. Do you have anything that supports the middle school age children being more at risk? - Kim, Winter Haven ...more

November 10, 2009

Students in Pinellas County public schools today started receiving the H1N1 vaccine. The school district, along with the Pinellas County Health Department, launched the mass vaccination effort at 16 schools. And the plan is to rotate the mini-clinics to different schools each day. "Wonderful, I think it's a great thing that they're offering it," said Paula Nixon, whose daughter, Grace, attends Madeira Beach Middle School. "There are about 1,300 children at this school, K through 8, and that's a lot of children they're exposed to on a daily basis." ...more

November 9, 2009

It's impossible to criticize parents who want to watch their children perform in school activities. It's not so difficult if these same parents have little or no interest in how their children do in the classroom. It's clear, though, that our local schools have a problem, and it has more to do with parents than kids. ...more

November 8, 2009

Parents or guardians who need Christmas toys must register with Toys for Tots at the Florida Department of Children and Families office, at 9550 U.S. 19, Suite 201-A, Port Richey, by Friday, Dec. 4. An article in Nov. 4 editions gave an incorrect address. ...more

November 7, 2009

Parents can soon weigh in on district officials' process of selecting which teenagers will be transferred from Central and Springstead high schools to attend the new school being constructed along U.S. 19 in the northwest part of the county. ...more

November 6, 2009

City Attorney Karla Owens is resigning her position as the city's planning director and will remain with the city as a part-time city attorney. ...more

November 5, 2009

After spending a month of learning about farms, animals and what they do for agriculture, students at Independent Day School-Corbett Campus received a hands-on lesson. ...more

November 4, 2009

After spending a month of learning about farms, animals and what they do for agriculture, students at Independent Day School-Corbett Campus received a hands-on lesson. ...more

November 4, 2009

Swim team On behalf of the mayor's office and the people of Lake Placid, we want to congratulate the Lake Placid Swim Team, coaches, volunteers-parents and especially the swimmers and divers, on winning both of your invitational meets and the district-wide competition all in the same year. ...more

November 3, 2009

The Lake Placid volleyball team still has business to attend to, even if alterations are currently being made on the championship banners that hang from the rafters in the Green Dragons gym. ...more

November 3, 2009