The lazy days of summer are dwindling as many schools in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties are kicking off the 2025-26 school year this month. Bentworth School District is among the first to head back to school, and students started classes on Tuesday. Students in grades K-4 arrived ...

Photos by Karen Mansfield/Observer-Reporter Students at McMurray Elementary School in Peters Township School District arrived for the first day of classes on Wednesday. Teachers greeted students as they stepped off the school bus and entered the building for the start of the 2024-25 school ...