Make sure you hug a retired teacher next week as it will be Kentucky Retired Teachers Appreciation Week. 

Franklin County Schools will be replacing four buses, three of which are to be propane-powered. 

Local high school students who came together for a Climate Strike last month are hosting a follow-up Climate Conference this weekend.

The WesBanco Student of the Week was nominated by two of her teachers. 

Folks can get in the spooky Halloween spirit with events at local high schools. 

State Journal reporters take to the streets and social media for this weekly feature in which we ask for your opinions on a variety of topics — some weighty, some light. This week’s question was: What do you think of the bribery charge against Mark Kopp?

Frankfort Independent schools could hire a construction manager for more than $5 million in Phase 3 facility upgrades. 

Kentucky State Police are still reviewing evidence in a summer wreck that claimed the life of a popular Franklin County High School teacher.

The WesBanco Student of the Week is Madyson Harris, a sophomore at Franklin County High School. 

Madelyn Pennington, a second grader at Peaks Mill Elementary School, really enjoyed her ice cream sandwich, a reward that she and many of her peers received Monday for joining the school’s Never Been Absent, or NBA, Team. 

Three local schools received a four-star rating based on new state accountability data. 

Twenty-six 2019 high school graduates from Franklin County have been named Sen. Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA).

A junior from Western Hills High School is the WesBanco Student of the Week because of her kindness. 

When Haley Nelson graduated from Western Hills High School, she left the school’s Future Farmers of America chapter with more girls on the roster than when she joined four years prior.

The Franklin County Board of Education changed an agenda item for a special-called meeting Friday. 

The Frankfort Independent Schools board unanimously passed a working budget for the 2019-20 school year at its Monday night board meeting. 

Franklin County High School students could be able to get out of their regular classroom and into a greener one. 

The Frankfort Independent Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a property tax rate that is about 2.5% higher than last year's rate. 

Franklin County Schools employees are getting a 1% pay increase. 

Under an overcast but bright sky, dozens of people gathered in front of the Capitol building Friday to participate in the Frankfort Climate Change Strike.

Elkhorn Middle School eighth graders are combining social causes with art. 

Ally Napier, an eighth grader at Bondurant Middle School and an avid reader, is this week’s WesBanco Student of the Week. 

In honor of High Attendance Day at Peaks Mill Elementary, Frankfort police officers and firefighters played kickball Tuesday with first grade students. 

Through the support of an anonymous donor, sixth grade students at Elkhorn and Bondurant middle schools will complete a program that will teach them about making positive choices in their lives.

Local high school students are holding a Climate Strike at the Capitol later this week.

Pedro Hernandez, a 17-year-old student at William Cofield High School, is this week’s WesBanco Student of the Week. 

As she watered her flowers on Thursday, Leah Jenkins said that she named them Shely and Bob simply because she “felt like it.” When they finally bloom, she thinks they will be orange.

Part of a Kentucky State University landmark was missing Wednesday. 

When he was about 4 years old, Tommy Quarles checked out a book about birds from the Capital Day School library. 

Frankfort Independent Schools Superintendent Houston Barber addressed the Frankfort City Commission on Monday regarding a request for reimbursement for a program that provides internet access and workforce development services to city students and families.

The Franklin County Board of Education on Monday passed a 4% property tax increase. 

Though it didn’t take action, the Frankfort Independent Schools Board of Education received a report regarding a second potential energy savings project with Harshaw Trane at Monday’s regular meeting.

The Frankfort City Commission will have its first discussion on the city's 2019 tax rates during a Monday work session.

Frankfort High School students left the classroom a little earlier than usual Friday to celebrate homecoming festivities. 

Frankfort Independent Schools is proposing a property tax rate that would be an increase of almost 3% over last year’s rate and that would generate nearly 10% more revenue.

Abby Vaught and Bryan Starkey, two fourth graders from Second Street School, are this week’s WesBanco’s Students of the Week.

Four new members of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents were sworn in during the board’s Thursday meeting. One of them succeeds a controversial regent who was ousted as board chair, sued the school and her successor for defamation, and was recommended for removal by a state council.

Layla Lemghaili started computer coding as a third grader at Westridge Elementary. She was among a group of girls who joined the pilot program of Girls Who Code. 

A second bat was found at Elkhorn Middle School this week. 

Nick Boswell, a senior at Franklin County High School, is this week's WesBanco Student of the Week. Recently, Boswell became a student coach for the FCHS football team. Head coach Eddie James, one of Boswell’s teachers, brought him into the role so Boswell could find his niche at the school. 

The voter turnout was pretty high Wednesday at the polls at Second Street School.