Eight debutantes to be recognized Saturday

 Lilies and Pearls Cotillion to hold celebratory ball The debutantes are (from left) Joslyn Styer Jackson, Diamond Bailey, Ayanna Nicole Holmes, Jocelyn Renae Brown, Janeyah Rivers-Hamilton, Sydney Ellana Coppadge, Lake Sheron Greene and Valerie Erica Jones. After a six-month regimen that included fund-raising, etiquette training, dance instruction and volunteerism, eight female students from the...

Civil-rights icon captivates crowd at CASH

Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian regales packed auditorium with stories, insight By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Rev. C.T. Vivian (left) chats with Dr. Tonya Thames Taylor after the program at CASH. The 1,250-seat auditorium of Coatesville Area Senior High was filled to near-capacity when word came that Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, the celebrated civil rights icon scheduled to speak at 6 p.m., would...

Drawing on youthful insight for giant student mural

Through collaborative art project, teens envision city of light By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Pedra Jennings, 17, poses in front of a section of the mural depicting Coateville’s dark side, as seen through a group of teenagers. The striking image seems out of place in a former church, where a bevy of adolescents have gathered after school, initially engaging in playful banter....