Franklin superintendent, accused of bribery, did not violate law, prosecutor says
Franklin County Superintendent Mark Kopp, indicted for attempted bribery, did not “violate state statute” and no longer faces criminal charges, according to Franklin Commonwealth’s Attorney Larry Cleveland. Kopp was indicted … Click to Continue &…
‘Tug of war’ over KY education. How the battle between Beshear, commissioner is shaping up.
Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis says he likely could not work with an all-new state board of education that Gov.-elect Andy Beshear is promising to appoint. Lewis said he won’t … Click to Continue »
Four juveniles arrested after 3 school shooting threats in one Kentucky county
Four juvenile students have been arrested following three separate threats of school shootings in Boone County, according to the county’s sheriff’s office In the latest arrest, an eighth grader at … Click to Continue »
Two years in a row, Kentucky marching band named the best of its size in the nation
For the second year in a row, Bourbon County High School Marching Band was named the best band of its size in the nation Saturday at the 2019 Bands of … Click to Continue »
Marching band director faces pressure to win like Calipari. His focus is on the kids.
Joey Maggard, a former marching band parent who has observed Lexington’s storied Lafayette High School band and its director Chuck Smith for years, said he would liken the pressures that … Click to Continue »
‘The love and power of music.” Lafayette high school band director Chuck Smith
Hear from band director Chuck Smith of Lafayette high school on his successes in training students for marching band. … Click to Continue »
Retail, food hall with coffee, craft beer coming to street near University of Kentucky
Property on South Limestone Street and Winslow Street that formerly housed Kennedy’s Book Store will soon be converted to retail space as well as the University of Kentucky esports hub. … Click to Continue »
Death of ‘truly gifted’ teacher left school reeling. Fund for family, award created.
Keith Durham, a math teacher at Lexington’s Winburn Middle School had recently been helping some of his gifted and accelerated students prepare for an advanced exam. “They took the test … Click to Continue »
Girls-only science, technology, engineering, math academy to open in Fayette schools
One of the next new and innovative programs set to open in Fayette County Public Schools is an all-female science, technology, engineering and math academy for girls in kindergarten through … Click to Continue »
University of Kentucky alerts students of new report of rape inside residence hall
A female residents reported to the University of Kentucky Police Department that she was raped inside a residence hall early Friday, according to a campus alert send to students and … Click to Continue »
This alumnus just gave UK College of Law a $20 million donation
A $20 million donation has been given to the University of Kentucky College of Law by an alumnus and native Lexingtonian, university officials announced Friday. The single donation — the … Click to Continue »
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