Families in the Medford school district will only have the option of a 5-day all-day PreK program when the school year begins next fall. At Monday’s school board meeting, members approved a recommendation from elementary principal Dan Miller to have seven sections of Pre-kindergarten classes with five to be held at Medford Area Elementary School and two at Stetsonville Elementary School.

At the May 22 Medford city council committee of the whole meeting, the members discussed the Firework Ordinance that allows private firework displays in specific areas of the city with a permit and a fee of $100. This ordinance also requires the permit to be submitted within a 45 day time frame prior to the event. The members voted to amend the ordinance and add a $50 penalty for requests that

Enerquip Thermal Solutions, a leading provider of premium sanitary and industrial process equipment, has proudly donated $4,000 to the Athens Public Schools tech-ed program. The contribution will be used to upgrade the tech-ed shop’s ventilation system, which was previously inadequate for the school’s CNC plasma machine purchased last year. With the help of Enerquip’s donation, the plasma machine