Hernando News
Water Tower 10K event aids Excel By 5
Special to the Times-Tribune Oct 10, 2018 Runners head down the streets of Hernando during the second Water Tower 10K race seven years ago. This year's event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 13. File photo On Oct. 13, running enthusiasts from the Mid-South and...
State rising in child well-being
State rising in child well-being By ROBERT LEE LONG Community Editor Jul 6, 2018 Volunteers assist with laying the foundation of a community garden in DeSoto County. File Photo Mississippi is no longer in last place when it comes to the well being of children. In...
Hernando Center Kaco’s Adds Life Saving to Child Caring
Click here to read the story featured in the DeSoto Times-Tribune Hernando Excel By 5 offers a free children’s health fair, new parent resource guides, child care trainings, early literacy workshops, car seat safety checks, bicycle safety instruction, distributes...
Read Their Lips: Imagination Library Encourages Literacy
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Tooth Fairy makes visit – Desoto Times Tribune
By ROBERT LEE LONG Community Editor Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 6:07 AM CST Children at the Hernando ICS Head Start squealed and giggled as the Tooth Fairy made a surprise visit to the classroom on Monday as part of the Excel by 5 program's effort to...
Teaching Kids to Excel – Desoto Times Tribune
Excel By 5 Program highlights safety By ROBERT LEE LONG Community Editor Published: Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:05 AM CDT HERNANDO — Sgt. Steve Tow directed traffic as he usually does and helmet-riding preschoolers on tricycles followed his commands as they pedaled...
H’do mayor hosted at White House – Desoto Times Tribune
Pastor joins Johnson in D.C. to talk about health By ROBERT LEE LONG Community Editor Published: Thursday, July 11, 2013 1:05 AM CDT First Lady Michelle Obama hosted Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson at the White House Wednesday, celebrating the outstanding efforts of...
Hernando Book Bag Distribution May 2013
Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson read a story, and then helped Excel by 5 Co-Certification Manager Victoria Penny distribute book bags to children at Hernando Head Start when the First Regional Library BookWagon visited the center on May Day. Each bag contained a copy of...
Hernando Fire and Life Safety Event May 2013
Hernando Excel by 5 participated in the Hernando Fire and Life Safety Day on Saturday, May 4th from 1-5 p.m. at Hernando Fire Station 2. This is the 8th year for this event designed to help improve fire and general life safety for families in Hernando. In addition to...
Town Hall Meeting Tonight: Excel By 5 Seeks to Get Children School Ready- Desoto Times Tribune
Published: Thursday, October 4, 2012 12:53 AM CDT Special to the Times-Tribune HERNANDO — Hernando’s budding Excel by 5 program is looking to build on its assessment of the needs of young children in the community by holding a Town Hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 4...
Public Invited to Give Input on Excel By 5 in Hernando- The Commercial Appeal
By Henry Bailey Posted September 30, 2012 "Is that the mummy?" asked little Bella Port, a just-turned 3-year-old, as she pointed to a fantastic figure in a book illustration for her nanny, Lisa Lackey. Lackey was reading from "There Was an Old Witch" in the children's...
Excel By 5 shaping next generation – Desoto Times Tribune
By ROBERT LEE LONG Community Editor Published: Saturday, March 31, 2012 12:52 AM CDT HERNANDO — Children's brains are three-fourths of an adult-sized brain by the age of three. Studies indicate that children by the age of 3 need to be intellectually stimulated in...
Hernando seeks Excel By 5 certification- The Commercial Appeal- Feb. 19, 2012
Program helps instill pre-schoolers' love of learning By Henry Bailey Taking a first step to grow a community that boosts crucial early-childhood learning, Hernando is forming a coalition to support innovative "Excel By 5" certification. "That's the key -- this...