While adults encase him in his metallic costume, Jose Hernandez, a Taylorsville third-grader, awaits the start of the costume contest at the Central Middle School Literacy Festival on May 17, 2014.
From The Republic archives
2014
Melissa and John Fairbanks, Douglas Johnson and Ann Kerr, owners of Comfort Keepers, were recognized as Quest for Excellence recipients from CK Franchising, and local employee Amy Stove was named a Top 24 finalist in the nationwide search for Comfort Keeper of the Year.
1999
Seniors from Bennita Kennedy’s career exploration class at Columbus East High School spent parts of their school days traveling in teams to local seniors’ apartments to clean garden beds and wash patios. The students went to about 29 homes over two weeks.
1974
Columbus East High School students Cheryl Anderson and Dan Lanham, and Columbus North High School students Jo Ellen Rawlins and Ray Marr were crowned prom queen and king of their respective schools during the 1974 “Yellow Brick Road” prom in the East gymnasium.
