Anthony, Florida

Reese McGovern won an elementary race at the FLYRA state cross country meet as a second grader and shared a club state title as a third grader. On Oct. 31, in a Belleview Middle School singlet, the seventh grader placed 19th of 282 and, her club says, was the only medalist among the Belleview and Osceola runners who made the trip to Lakeland.

Luke Lombardo — the West Port senior heading to Furman University in the fall on an academic scholarship — crossed the Mother's Day 5K finish line first in 15:46. Christopher Taylor took second in 17:11 to extend his lead in the Run Ocala Race Series, and Gosia Hightower of Belleview was top female overall in 21:47.

Marion County Public Schools is offering free breakfasts and lunches to every child age 1–18 through late July 2026 — no registration, no paperwork, no income test. Meals are available at 31 school cafeterias, 14 community partner sites (YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs, churches), and a network of weekly meal-kit pickup locations across the county. The district expects to serve about 142,000 meals this summer.