MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools has cancelled classes twice this week following a shooting in Mansfield last week involving multiple teens. Mansfield Middle and Mansfield Senior High were closed Tuesday. On Thursday evening, Supt. Stan Jefferson announced classes would be cancelled district-wide on Friday. “The safety and security of our students and staff is our […]
Katie Ellington Serrao
Staff reporter at Richland Source since 2019. I focus on education, housing and features. Clear Fork alumna. Always looking for a chance to practice my Spanish. Got a tip? Email me at katie@richlandsource.com.
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Mansfield City Schools cancels classes Friday, cites ‘potential security concern’
MANSFIELD — All Mansfield City Schools are closed Friday and a playoff game at Arlin Field has been moved due to potential security concerns, according to district communications. Supt. Stan Jefferson sent out an automated alert Thursday announcing the closure of the middle and high school at approximately 5:30 p.m. Less than two hours later, […]
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North end neighbors throw children’s Halloween party
MANSFIELD — Doris Windham Pickett calls herself “the kid lady.” Pickett often has relatives and neighbor kids at her house, where she bakes cookies and kisses booboos. On Tuesday, Pickett and her family gathered at North Lake Park to throw a free Halloween party for the neighborhood. Pickett said she collected donations from the community and […]
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Esports has implications for teen mental health
MANSFIELD — On any given Friday, you’ll likely find a group of middle schoolers in Michael Alonzo’s classroom playing Super Smash Brothers on their lunch break. “The motley crew of students who come into my class — some of them are my students, some of them are not,” Alonzo said. “Some of them are upperclassmen I’ve […]
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Game on: local schools embrace esports
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part I of a two-part series. MANSFIELD — Nick Boller’s classroom buzzed with activity. The flick of controllers and chatter from middle and high schoolers filled the computer lab. The room’s twenty computers, nine TVs and two projectors were all occupied. Students selected from dozens of games, from Just Dance to […]
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Mansfield Police release 911 call from Friday night’s double homicide
MANSFIELD — Audio from a 911 call released by local authorities illuminates the chaos at the scene of a double homicide late Friday night. Mansfield Police are investigating the shooting, which led to the deaths of two teenagers. According to law enforcement, the incident took place at 11:40 p.m. in the area of 810 Ferndale […]
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Mansfield housing authority pulling names from Section 8 waitlist
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority (MMHA) has begun pulling names from its waitlist for the first time in almost 13 months. The waiting list remains closed, but MMHA executive director Steve Andrews said Section 8 voucher use has dropped enough to begin contacting people at the top of the list. “We still have […]
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Veteran-owned company gives Vietnam Purple Heart recipient, Mansfield Sr. product new roof
LUCAS — Every time Ed Namenyi drove past his neighbor’s home, he couldn’t help but notice the issues with the roof. Shingles were blowing off. Part of it was starting to sink in. “Nothing was being done about it,” said Namenyi, co-owner of EDN Roofing. Namenyi stopped in and began talking with the owner of the […]
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Clear Fork reinstates some high school electives after cuts
BELLVILLE — Brian Brown knows electives are often the classes students are most excited to take. That’s why the principal of Clear Fork High School was happy to report several were put back on the master schedule before the start of the school year. Some of the classes brought back for either fall or spring […]
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Three candidates seek two open seats on Mansfield City School board on Nov. 7
MANSFIELD — Two seats are up for grabs on the Mansfield City Schools board of education on Nov. 7. Board President Renda Cline and board member Sheryl Weber have terms expiring at the end of 2023, but neither seek another term. “I have spent 12 wonderful years serving the MCS district,” Cline said. Weber, wrapping up […]