PHOENIX – The Final Four reading contest ranks schools against each other in a March Madness style bracket, comparing how many minutes they’ve read for a chance to win money for literary programs. The ...

— Students at Golden Springs Elementary and Randolph Park have launched into the third annual Squires Family Reading Contest, logging books and AR tests for prizes. wwilson@annistonstar.com.

Randolph Park Elementary first-grader Riley Cooley has a love for books, which has helped her take the top prize in the second annual Squires Family Reading Contest. Cooley read an impressive 131 ...