Kentucky State University faces $15M shortfall; Board of Regents missed warnings
Kentucky State University faces a $15 million budget shortfall due to a stack of unpaid bills and other mounting debts, a ballooning payroll and several years of spending that outpaced … Click to Continue »
COVID closes 2nd KY public school district. Catholic school seeks vaccination status.
Knott County Schools will be closed through Friday to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Superintendent Brent Hoover said Tuesday night. “To increase mitigation efforts and prevent the further spread … Click to Continue »
School, daycare mask mandates found deficient by KY lawmakers but remain in effect
Members of a Kentucky legislative panel on Tuesday rejected emergency regulations put forth by the Beshear Administration that require most people in public schools and daycare centers to wear masks … Click to Continue »
Fayette delays, cancels more school bus routes as driver shortage persists
More Fayette school bus routes have been canceled and delayed as a shortage of drivers persists. Eight routes were canceled on the morning of Thursday August 19. Last week after … Click to Continue »
#SuperRobbie: Community rallies as Lexington judge chronicles son’s cancer fight.
On July 11, Lexington mom Libby Messer posted on social media that her son Robbie, 8, a competitive swimmer, had dominated the pool all summer, “despite being way under the … Click to Continue »
They’re back! UK students begin to move-in dorms on UK campus
This week more than 6,000 students will move into residence halls on the campus of the University of Kentucky for the start of the Fall 2021 semester. The annual move-in … Click to Continue »
More than 6,000 students begin to move-in dorms on UK campus
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto and others greeted new students moving into residence halls on the first of three days of move-in for the Fall 2021 semester. … Click to Continue »
Ky. superintendent closes schools due to COVID-19: ‘This will be a tough year.’
Lee County Public Schools will be closed Monday through Wednesday after a surge in COVID-19 cases, Superintendent Sarah Wasson said. The district in Beattyville is one of the first in … Click to Continue »
5 lunch recipes for kids heading back to school — and back-to-work parents, too
With the summer heat still lingering, it’s time for the kids to leave the pools and head back to school. Meanwhile, although many companies have delayed a return to the … Click to Continue »
Fayette school bus driver shortage cancels routes. Families asked to have a back up.
After several bus drivers called in sick Thursday morning with the district already shorthanded, Fayette Superintendent Demetrus Liggins said he “took the extraordinary step” of canceling four bus routes. In … Click to Continue »
Students welcomed to first day of classes at new Lexington school
Carter G Woodson Preparatory Academy welcomed their K – 2nd grade students to their first day in the new school with high-fives and fist bumps. August 11, 2021. … Click to Continue »
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