GERARD EDIC and TIM KALICH | The Greenwood Commonwealth

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos smiles upon successfully completing, after a few tries, a demonstration of Newton’s law of inertia that left a penny resting on one of her index fingers. DeVos was in Lexington Thursday to see firsthand the blended program Holmes County Central High School is using to teach AP Physics.

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'Start new things'
By GERARD EDIC AND TIM KALICH - Staff Writers
Fri,10/05/18-1:00AM , 463 Reads
LEXINGTON — On Betsy DeVos’ three-state tour designed to highlight innovation, the U.S. secretary of education’s stop Thursday at Holmes County Central High School centered on how impoverished, rural districts can still provide a challenging curriculum to their top students.
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Runners toss up colorful bags of powder before beginning the 1-mile color run.

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A burst of color
By GERARD EDIC AND TIM KALICH - Staff Writers
Tue,09/18/18-6:01AM , 451 Reads
“The goal today is to outrun the mosquitoes.”

Ricky Wheat was only half-joking as he prepared to send off the first wave of runners at Saturday’s 300 Oaks Road Race.
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Johnathan Brown, center, a senior at Delta Streets Academy, leads the pack of runners at the start of the five-kilometer run at Saturday's 300 Oaks Road Race. Brown finished second in the 5K.

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First-timer wins 10K in a breeze
By GERARD EDIC AND TIM KALICH - Staff Writers
Sat,09/15/18-3:22PM , 554 Reads
Kevin Auguillard tries to run in a race every three or four months, but until Saturday he had never signed up for the 300 Oaks Road Race in Greenwood.
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