An 11-year-old fifth grade student won state and national awards for her photograph of her great-grandfather’s World War II uniform.

Soon-to-be Franklin County High School graduates Hailey and Holly Hamilton will continue their dance team tradition into their college experience.

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While they each have different opinions on what makes them proud to be American, The Frankfort Christian Academy seventh-graders Harrison Risk and John Dudinskie have one thing in common — they are both local award winners in the Elks Americanism Essay Contest.

When there is a need at Western Hills, DECA students step in.

Music teacher Alicia Lyles hits all the right notes.

Fifth-grader Dustin Smith shies away from the limelight, but his vibrant artwork doesn’t.

Western Hills High School sophomore Jillian Jacobs recently was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for her winning entry in the 30th annual Secretary of State Essay Contest.

After six years as principal of Peaks Mill Elementary, Dana Blankenship has announced her plans to retire effective July 31.

A Westridge Elementary fourth-grader with aspirations of being a firefighter has been awarded the Franklin County Schools Champion Medal for helping a choking classmate.

Second Street School’s Kentucky United Nations Assembly (KUNA) Club walked away from a conference in Louisville last week with the Outstanding Statesmanship Award. KUNA is put on by the Kentucky YMCA Youth Association.

A winter characterized by more rainfall than snow has caused Franklin County and Frankfort Independent schools to miss fewer days than last year.

Three things stick out immediately when walking into Suzie Hellard’s sixth-grade classroom at Elkhorn Middle School. The lighting from the floor-lit lamps is low, it feels like a hip dorm room and the students — scattered among hightop tables, overstuffed couches and refurbished dining room …

Trinity Garr, 17, has lived with cystic fibrosis her entire life.

Kristen Waits, the former Franklin County Schools administrative assistant to the superintendent, has begun a new position — communication and information coordinator — after Armando Arrastia’s contract ended in January.

Frankfort Independent Schools has formed a new Local Planning Committee for the purpose of creating a District Facilities Plan to present to the Board of Education.

An intern from Seoul found her life’s purpose while working for Frankfort Independent Schools.

Franklin County’s public schools are having problems getting substitutes when teachers are absent, said Superintendent Mark Kopp.

After three years at Frankfort Independent Schools, Dr. Ron Chi will take a two-year leave of absence to work with education programs overseas, effective July 1.

After multiple delays, the new Collins Lane Elementary School will officially open to students on Thursday, Jan. 3, the day they return from winter break, said Principal Jennifer Perkins.

Even if enrollment at trade schools such as the Franklin County Career and Technical Center were to increase, Franklin County still wouldn’t have enough skilled laborers to fill local demand for skilled workers, says Kentucky Capital Development Corp. President and CEO Terri Bradshaw.

At Franklin County Schools’ Early Learning Village, kindergarten students are not only playing but using math and literacy skills, too.

Students, parents, faculty and staff gathered Monday at Elkhorn Elementary School to share a Thanksgiving dinner planned and provided by the school’s teachers.

Six Franklin County Career and Technical Center welding seniors will compete against students across Kentucky in the annual Capital City Welding Classic Friday.

Each Friday afternoon for the next 10 weeks, students from The Academy will visit Thorn Hill Education Center to participate in Operation Making A Change to receive an education in subjects school doesn’t teach.

W. Marcus Sanders, 24, originally from Detroit and a recent graduate of Kentucky State University, will start a new job on Nov. 8.

It’s not every day that a high school is named in your honor. For William Cofield, a 25-year member of the Franklin County Board of Education, that day was Monday.

A popular adage warns not to mix business with pleasure, but Bondurant Middle School has done so successfully for more than 20 years with its annual Food Fest.

If the excitement of fall break has already worn off, the carnival is coming to town.

After just a few months in Western Hills High School’s agriculture program, senior Taylor Perry helped his school secure a $3,000 grant to better serve the community.

Olivia Moore has big plans for the first Saturday night of her sophomore year.

While Josh Penn works as a custodian at Peaks Mill Elementary School, he doesn’t consider it work.

Back-to-school shopping lists don’t just include pencils and notebooks, but clothing as well.

A downtown bakery is teaching the next generation of culinary artists a couple hours at a time.

A Frankfort college student is pursuing a career in civil engineering and following in the steps of her grandfather.

When it came to planning a vacation with her four teenagers this summer, Krystal Albers took the term “road trip” to an all-new level.

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