The Franklin County Board of Education unanimously approved a contract with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office regarding school resource officers during the board’s Tuesday meeting. 

A junior at Franklin County High School is the WesBanco Student of the Week. 

The city and county schools want the Frankfort City Commission to contribute $1.5 million toward new synthetic turf fields at the city and county high schools.

If you are graduating from Franklin County or Western Hills High School this year, you have a chance to win a car. 

Malia Grace Scott, a senior at Western Hills High School is the WesBanco Student of the Week. 

City schools are seeing more students enrolled in the district. County schools’ enrollment has been fairly consistent for a few years.  

During a meeting in which Franklin County Board of Education members were thanked for their service with a proclamation for School Board Appreciation Month presented by Judge-Executive Huston Wells and officers for the year were elected, one consent agenda item that received no discussion wa…

The offer of Georgetown College’s full-tuition scholarship could change the economy of Frankfort in the next few years. 

A Franklin County High School sophomore is the WesBanco Student of the Week. 

Various employees, parents and students from the Franklin County Schools district volunteered to ring the bell in order to collect donations for the Salvation Army on Monday. 

The title of WesBanco Student of the Week goes to a kindergarten student at Early Learning Village this week. 

GEORGETOWN — Any student who graduates in Franklin County — no matter whether they are homeschooled or attend a public or private school — in the next decade will be eligible for a full-tuition scholarship at Georgetown College. 

Last week, many Franklin County students devoted an hour of their week to learning about computer science and coding. 

The Franklin County Board of Education reviewed the county schools' annual financial audit report at its Monday meeting. The audit was clean despite the findings in the report, according to a partner from FCS' auditing firm. 

Franklin County High School had 20 students in the All-State Choir this year. 

Bryce Tucker, a 17-year-old student at Franklin County High School, is the WesBanco Student of the Week. 

Frankfort and Franklin County had a few marching bands representing the area in the Inaugural Parade on Tuesday.

Dakota Kinsella, an eighth grade student at Elkhorn Middle School, is the WesBanco Student of the Week. 

A copy of a book about a Kentuckian who spread joy has been donated to each Franklin County Schools library, thanks to a Frankfort resident. 

Local tweens will compete against one another in academics this weekend at the area’s Sixth Grade Showcase. 

Western Hills High School was among the top schools in Kentucky for Statewide High Attendance Day. 

Franklin County High School senior Katelyn Rose is the WesBanco Student of the Week. 

First responders, law enforcement officers, school officials and other community members met at Bondurant Middle School on Tuesday to demonstrate the truths and consequences that students could face if they choose to use drugs. 

Looking for the perfect Thanksgiving turkey recipe? Collins Lane Elementary kindergartners in Katie Snodgrass’ class shared their culinary suggestions with The State Journal. 

Clara Bradley, a representative of the Western Hills High School dance team, was crowned Miss WHHS 2019 on Saturday. 

Gabriella Blankenship, a fifth grader at Westridge Elementary, is the WesBanco Student of the Week. 

A few welding students said ahead of the Capital City Welding Classic that they were a little nervous about the competition, but they knew they would use skills that they had already learned in their classes at the Franklin County Career and Technical Center. 

Franklin County Schools will be closed on Inauguration Day. 

Senior Zoey Parker was named Miss FCHS 2019 earlier this month. 

About 32 Western Hills High School girls will compete in the 40th Miss WHHS pageant this month. 

A Western Hills High School junior is this week’s WesBanco Student of the Week. 

Frankfort Independent Schools’ kindergarten readiness score went up 36 percentage points for the 2019-20 school year, according to preliminary data. 

After Monday night’s snowfall, some local students might have wished for a school closing. 

Natasha Rice, mother and a U.S. Army staff sergeant, said Monday was a busy day.

Axel Ramirez is the WesBanco Student of the Week. 

Local agencies will be holding a training exercise at Western Hills High School on Friday. 

The Franklin County school board approved motions on various construction projects during its Monday night meeting. 

The WesBanco Student of the Week is Stella Ruwet. 

Months following his tragic death, the community at Franklin County High School continues to honor the legacy of a teacher through acts of kindness.