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. 

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. 

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

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. 

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

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

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. 

A bat was spotted inside Elkhorn Middle School on Tuesday morning. 

Editor's note: This article was updated at 5:33 p.m. on Saturday to include comments from FCS board member Chuck Fletcher. 

The Frankfort Plant Board presented a rebate check to Franklin County Schools that represents savings that the school system will see due to a new electricity contract FPB entered this spring. 

Local high school students have been recognized in this year’s Youth Salute. 

The Franklin County Board of Education named its new treasurer in its Monday meeting at Collins Lane Elementary. 

When Franklin County and Western Hills played against each other in sports, Casey Sparrow supported both sides. 

Parents on both the East and West sides of Frankfort dropped off their children for the first day of school. 

Despite Tuesday's rain, the Franklin County Schools staff had a picnic to celebrate the beginning of a new school year. 

The Early Learning Village held its Back to School Bash on Thursday night, and parents and students met with teachers and school staff to prepare for the upcoming year. 

The commonwealth is facing a shortage of teachers, and area school districts say that finding candidates for positions has become difficult in recent years. 

The families of future Franklin County Schools kindergarten students can help their children achieve Kindergarten Readiness at home through the help of new videos about preparing for school.

WesBanco donated two checks totaling $8,000 for Franklin County Schools teachers to use for supplies in their classrooms. 

The Franklin County Board of Education on Monday heard an update on a project that will cost more than twice as much as originally projected but could bring Western Hills High School into Title IX compliance when completed. 

The Franklin County High School Beta Club held a blood drive on Monday that was planned by Adam Hyatt, a co-adviser of the club and teacher who died earlier this summer. 

Both Franklin County and Frankfort Independent Schools have been taking measures to protect students, even before a recent state law was passed in regards to school safety. 

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Franklin County High School will have a blood drive on Monday at Elkhorn Middle School. The blood drive was planned by Adam Hyatt, an FCHS teacher who died this summer in a car wreck.