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Yahoo
06-06-2025
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Braggs School receives uses grant for computers, intercom
BRAGGS — A $92,086 grant from the Braggs School District Foundation helps the school improve technology and security, School Superintendent Clayton Vaughn said. The grant, awarded in May, paid for 21 laptops for teachers, 19 desktop computers for staff members and a school-wide intercom system. "This allows us to be completely modernized with our technology," Vaughn said. "We were on our last leg with computers and technology, and the teachers using it." The grant comes on the heels of a $870,000 bond issue passed in February that funded new computers and internet connection, new HVAC units, a new bus and new sport utility vehicle. "The students get Chromebooks, new servers and new access points through the bond," he said. "But there was still some technology stuff I couldn't get with the bond." Now every staff member and teacher has a new computer or laptop, he said. Vaughn said the new intercoms are activated through a phone line. "Safety and security have definitely been updated with the intercoms," Vaughn said. "We didn't have intercoms that worked in every room." The system includes intercoms in the gym, cafeteria, hall and each classroom. There also is a loud speaker outside. Vaughn said the outside intercom is one-way, while all others are two-way. Vaughn said the foundation "offers opportunities that otherwise wouldn't be there for all the students." Braggs Public Schools Foundation is funded by a $530,000 endowment left by the late Lorena F. Walker, a Braggs graduate, in 2002, said Foundation Secretary Melinda Goodnight. Goodnight, a 1981 Braggs graduate, said the foundation has a long history of offering scholarships to qualified graduating seniors. She said the foundation has given $106,000 for scholarships over the years. The scholarships pay $1,000 a semester for students attending college or trade school. "We think that's pretty amazing considering our graduating classes are very small, they number eight to 14," Goodnight said. "We're trying to provide more financial help for the students, and encourage and entice them to go to a higher education program." The foundation also funded hundreds of new books for the school library and 40-50 Chromebooks. Vaughn said the bond money is beginning to come through. He said the new bus and suburban will be delivered Monday and HVAC unit bids will be opened later this month.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Suspected package thieves busted after getting stuck in ditch during attempted theft in Bloomfield Township
The Brief Three Detroiters were arrested after an attempted package theft in Bloomfield Township. A witness said they spotted one of the suspects taking a package from a mailbox before returning it when confronted. While trying to flee, the suspects got stuck in a ditch. BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) - Despite having a getaway car, three accused package thieves couldn't get away after they got stuck in a ditch earlier this week. Three Detroit residents - Ernell Ware Jr., Aliza Braggs, and Jailyn Jackson - are now facing charges. The backstory Bloomfield Township police said officers were called around 1 p.m. Monday from a person saw three people running from a Chevrolet Malibu after it crashed into a ditch in the area of Quarton and Wing Lake roads. While officers were on the way, several residents called police to report people running through their yards. When police arrived, the caller told officers that they had seen a man, later identified as Jackson, 20, acting suspiciously near a group of mailboxes before opening a mailbox and taking a package. The person who witnessed the alleged theft approached Jackson to ask him what he was doing. As the witness approached the suspect, a person in a car parked down the road began honking. Jackson put the package back in the mailbox and walked to the car, police said. While the driver, identified as Braggs, 18, tried to turn around in a driveway, she became stuck in a ditch. After the three people in the car got out and ran away, police located and arrested them shortly afterward. The three suspects are now charged with attempted mail theft. Braggs received a $15,000 personal bond, while the bonds for Ware, 21, and Jackson were set at $5,000 - 10%. The Source Bloomfield Township police provided this information in a press release.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Buckley Space Force Base honors military children with Purple-Up Parade
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — There are more than 1.6 million children growing up with one or more parents serving in the military. These kids face unique challenges because of their parents' service. Each April the Department of Defense celebrates the Month of The Military Child. On Friday, one of the festivities at Buckley Space Force Base was the Purple-Up Parade. Free on Your TV • New FOX31+ App for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV 'Our military youth, they sacrifice themselves, with their families serving our country to protect us,' said Shondrela Braggs, the chief youth programs director for the base. 'They give that most precious thing to us, so, recognizing them as little service people, I think is very important.' Amanda Pressley is the mother of three special needs children, and her husband is a long-time service member. She says this kind of celebration is important because it brings the community together. 'It can be a lot. It can be overwhelming,' said Pressley. 'But it's great to have people that understand what that's like.' Many military families have to move every two to three years. This can be stressful for children, having to change schools, make new friends, and develop new support networks. Braggs says this is why it is important to recognize and celebrate military children. 'It's very important to have a special time just for those kids,' said Braggs. 'Giving them this whole month to recognize them, it's an exciting thing.' Events at Buckley this April include a month-long art exhibit, a Dandelion Ball, and a talent show, in addition to Friday's parade. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
