Friends of Gov. Lawton Chiles gathered for lunch on the 25th anniversary of his death Tuesday to tell tales about the shrewd and folksy “he coon,” whose two terms in the Governor’s Mansion ...

Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is not a state holiday in Florida. Here's what to ...

Though Antoinette Kirby is starting anew as principal at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in Lakeland, many of her students will be familiar to her. Kirby spent the past three years as principal at ...

Just as Lawton Chiles did with his 1994 defeat of Jeb Bush for the same office, Crist has a rare opportunity to knock a would-be presidential candidate off track. And it looks like he has every ...

Lawton Chiles Middle School is a public school located in Hialeah, FL, which is in a large suburb setting. The student population of Lawton Chiles Middle School is 563 and the school serves 6-8.

Lawton Chiles Elementary is a public school located in Orlando, FL, which is in a large suburb setting. The student population of Lawton Chiles Elementary is 561 and the school serves PK-5.

Not quite. But here’s what actually happened The boy was a student at Lawton Chiles Elementary School and the school district released the following statement to USA TODAY Wednesday ...