Meet the staff: Charles City teachers begin first year

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Staff report Twenty new staff members join the Charles City Community School District this year — and they're excited to get the school year roll...

Foster Grandparent volunteers ready to begin school year

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Foster Grandparent volunteers gathered Thursday for a day of training and camaraderie to kick off ...

Jung got his gator: Georgia hunt a success

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Jay Jung is an avid hunter and angler, and has trophies to prove it. But recently the Charl...

Rockford rocks with patriotic stone mural

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Sixty-five and counting. That’s the number of “Freedom Rock” murals Ray Sorensen has painted ...

Erik Hoefer returns to the classroom as elementary teacher

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By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Erik Hoefer spent an early August day re-arranging his new classroom at Lincoln Elementary School. ...

Sun disappears, but more from clouds than eclipse

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The sun peeked through dense clouds for several seconds about 12:45 p.m. Monday at the Fossil an...

Key to dropping racial barriers: It’s getting to know each other

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com About 40 people gathered Sunday afternoon to discuss race, community, stereotypes and building a br...

Ringing in the new school year with the Back to School Bash

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By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Organizer Keisha Cunnings had 200 backpacks on deck at this year's Back to School Bash — and still, ...