Abe VanHouten, son of Melissa and Bert VanHouten, has been awarded the Bert Hawkins Memorial Scholarship by the scholarship’s board of directors and the Frankfort Country Club.

Every week Maximus Breidert and Carter Rollins mow Raymonde Jacques’ yard.

Elkhorn Middle School has scheduled back-to-school nights for all three grades.

Franklin County High School will have Chromebook and schedule pick-up on Aug. 3 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

The Franklin County Schools board has come up with another way to save FCS families some money.

Tricycles can be more than a form of entertainment. For some children, they’re a means of socialization and exercise.

A Western Hills student recently participated in Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL) Program at The University of Kentucky.

Normally at this time of year, Mandy Heacock finds herself with plenty of shoes.

Three students from Frankfort who are attending the Gatton Academy of Mathmetics and Science at Western Kentucky University are continuing summer learning in modified internships and programs.

For families with school-age children, buying school supplies is an annual event and an added expense.

The University of Kentucky held its 154th May commencement at Rupp Arena during the weekend of May 14th. Among the graduates honored was Tyler Gayheart, who received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the College of Communication and Information.

Olivia Onodu, a recent Western Hills graduate, was awarded the Democratic Woman’s Club of Franklin County’s $1,000 scholarship recently.

School has been out just over a week for Franklin County Schools, and summer school is getting underway.

Western Hills High School Principal Greg Roush is retiring, but he isn’t quite ready to stay on the sidelines.

A Teacher of the Year was selected for each of the 14 schools in the Franklin County Schools district.

Anne DeMott will be the new principal of Western Hills High School, Franklin County Schools Superintendent Mark Kopp announced Thursday.

Students from Franklin County High School participated in the National French Exam for the 49th consecutive year March 30-31.

The Peaks Mill Elementary principal has been selected to participate in the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Leadership Institute for School Principals by an advisory board made up of business leaders and school superintendents.

To celebrate local educators for Teacher Appreciation Week, Wiggins Orthodontics hosted a contest asking Frankfort and Lawrenceburg students to nominate their favorite teachers.

Kay Bowman loves working with children so much, she’s made it her career twice.

Beth Lodmell will be the new principal of Collins Lane Elementary School, Franklin County Schools Superintendent Mark Kopp announced Friday.

No, those tents set up in front of Franklin County High School aren’t for a COVID vaccination clinic.

Matthew Newberry’s drawings have been attracting attention and awards.

A Bondurant Middle School math teacher is one of six Kentucky educators selected as a state finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) award — the nation’s highest honor for U.S. K–12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics and/or c…

Western Hills senior Olivia Onodu knows what career she wants to pursue.

Franklin County Schools' assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment is one of three finalists for superintendent of Oldham County Schools.

A two-piece feeding tube that wouldn’t stay connected. Antique toy trucks missing ladders. A rooster that lost a foot to frostbite.

A counselor at Franklin County High School has been arrested for allegedly having a weapon on school property.

Virginia Lyle has been selected to receive the Otis A. Singletary Scholarship from the University of Kentucky.

Senate Bill 128 made a supplemental school year a possibility.

Excited for the return of live music, hundreds of folks packed Western Hills High School’s parking lot Sunday afternoon for a free pops concert.

The city and county annually split the cost of purchasing flowers and plants for the bourbon barrels and hanging baskets on display downtown.

COVID-19 threw a wrench into Drive Your Tractor to School Day last year, but the event was back on schedule Friday.

Two Western Hills seniors were awarded scholarships from Independence Bank this week.

When Frankfort High math teacher Melissa Crosby heard from Cambridge University Press about its dedicated-teacher awards, she was skeptical.

The Kentucky FFA Foundation has awarded the agriculture program at Bondurant Middle School a $5,000 Ag Achiever grant to help them add a learning kitchen and establish more vegetable beds. 

A total of 17 local high school juniors have been selected for the Governor’s Scholars Program this summer.

Kids Fest, the annual kindergarten readiness event hosted by the First5 Franklin Early Childhood Council in collaboration with Frankfort Independent and Franklin County schools, is planned for next week.

The Franklin County High School Site-Based Decision Making Council will hold a parent representative election on Wednesday.

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 3 p.m. April 22 with information about the number of students who remain under quarantine.

Franklin County Schools Superintendent Mark Kopp told the school board the district will be receiving $11.69 million in the third round of federal CARES Act funds.