https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315688728.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2bf429db-4589-483d-97e4-9806292b0e34/1_th.jpg Author of 'Boogie, Boogie Y'all' in Columbus for book festival. Meet him here C.G. Esperanza, a graffiti-inspired illustrator, whose books like “Boogie Boogie, Y’all” and “Soul Food Sunday” have won Caldecott and Coretta Scott King honors, spoke with students at two elementary schools in Columbus on Friday. Esperanza is one of the featured authors at this year's Columbus Children's Book Festival, scheduled for Saturday, May 9, at the Columbus Public Library. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315688728.html/video-embed 117 2026-05-08T19:25:27Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315710118.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2b7d7e76-18b3-43cd-b9b3-a1f4eccdbb84/1_th.jpg Photo Gallery: Check out the 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year gala The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation has named Chris Grier the 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made before a crowd of more than 1,100 teachers and community leaders on May 7, 2026 at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center in Columbus, Georgia. Here are a few of our favorite photos from the event https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315710118.html/video-embed 118 2026-05-11T14:33:11Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315710020.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/420d875a-7905-4391-bc29-78b4890cc1ad/1_th.jpg 'I just felt so humbled.' Clubview teacher selected as 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation (MEEF) named Chris Grier the 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year. Grier is a physical education teacher at Clubview Elementary School. He spoke with Ledger-Enquirer reporter Mark Rice the following morning, and described the experience of being selected. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315710020.html/video-embed 59 2026-05-11T14:20:31Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article315709797.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0823ae82-c240-4179-8e0a-c5f7347c5933/1_th.jpg 'Honk for the MCSD Teacher of the Year.' Check out Clubview's celebration for top teacher The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation (MEEF) named Chris Grier the 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year. Grier is a physical education teacher at Clubview Elementary School. Grier celebrated with the school's students, teachers, and staff the day after. Take a look. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article315709797.html/video-embed 72 2026-05-11T14:04:18Z no