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Area teens looking for something free, fun and new to do next Friday night should drop in for a dip at the Juniper Hill Aquatic Center. The facility will host its first-ever High School Swim Bash from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
The Frankfort Independent Schools board Monday approved further negotiations with Franklin County Schools for the services of a part-time mechanic.
Franklin County Schools will probably not release students early on the last day of school in the future.
The Franklin County Board of Education unanimously approved salary schedules for district employees Monday.
Elkhorn Middle School Principal Jeff Rhode was recently selected as one of 50 to participate in the Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Institute for School Principals by an advisory board composed of business leaders and school superintendents.
Six people were inducted into the Franklin County High School Hall of fame during the school's graduation ceremony on Saturday.
Members of Franklin County High School's Air Force JROTC presented the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Monday.
Seniors from Franklin County and Western Hills High School became alumni at their respective graduation ceremonies on Saturday.
Two Franklin County Schools teachers were surprised to win the McConnell Foundation Extra Mile Award on Friday.
Seniors at Franklin County and Western Hills high schools will walk across the stage at Alltech Arena on Saturday to receive their diplomas.
Head Instructor Kasey Tarter asked 40 of her students to rise after each received their diploma on Thursday and face the audience of family members and friends.
Students of Franklin County Schools' Academy formally became graduates on Thursday morning at Paul Sawyier Library.
Students of Franklin County Schools’ Academy formally became graduates on Thursday morning at Paul Sawyier Library.
Head Instructor Kasey Tarter asked 40 of her students to rise after each received their diploma on Thursday and face the audience of family members and friends.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 9:33 a.m. May 21 to correct the cost of diesel is $1 more per gallon than propane.
Western Hills High School student and prosecutor Kate Slone asks witness and fellow student John Caldwell questions during the students’ mock trial at the Franklin County Courthouse on Friday morning.
Elkhorn Middle School sixth graders and cousins Alex and Chase Sherrow said that business was good for them during the school’s entrepreneur fair Wednesday.
Bridgeport Elementary School second-grader Sawyer Welch dressed as moonwalker Neil Armstrong for a wax museum project students presented Tuesday. Welch donned NASA headgear, a T-shirt with “One giant pizza for mankind” printed on it and an American flag to plant on the moon for his portrayal…
The last day of the school year for Franklin County Schools students will be a half-day on May 24.
The Franklin County Summer Meals Program, which provides breakfast and lunch to all children younger than 18, will begin June 3 and run through Aug. 2.
Western Hills High School will hold Site-Based Decision-Making Council parent election from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Monday.
Soon-to-be Franklin County High School graduates Hailey and Holly Hamilton will continue their dance team tradition into their college experience.
Without discussion, the Franklin County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to move the school district’s multimillion-dollar bank account from Community Trust Bank to Traditional Bank.
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The faculty and staff at Franklin County High School will host a retirement open house reception to celebrate the careers of four teachers from 5-7 p.m. May 20 in the back foyer and cafeteria.
Rankings aren’t always indicative of progress, growth or improvement. That is the message both local school district leaders are trying to convey after the release of the latest U.S. News and World Report’s Best High School state rankings earlier this week.
Traffic on Main Street slowed down early Friday morning due to 31 students driving tractors to Franklin County High School.
The Franklin County High School Lady Flyer golf team will host the Friends, Family and Alumni Par 3 nine-hole scramble at Lakeview Springs Golf Complex on Friday, May 31.
There’s a new principal in town.
Franklin County Board of Education members will be weighing whether to keep the district’s multimillion-dollar bank account with a longtime holder or shift banks and add thousands of dollars in interest revenue.
Franklin County High School will conduct an election for 2019-20 Site Based Decision Making Council parent representative from noon to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the school.
When there is a need at Western Hills, DECA students step in.
Franklin County is one of five school districts to receive funds to reduce diesel emissions from their bus fleets, according to the state Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Two local students were awarded Independence Bank scholarships on Wednesday.
The Franklin County High School agriculture program is planning a vertical farm in a newly constructed greenhouse on campus. To help fund the initiative, the Kentucky FFA Foundation awarded an Ag Achiever grant.
The agriculture program at Western Hills High School will use a Kentucky FFA Foundation grant to help implement a hydroponic fodder and micro-greens production system for the animal lab, which will be used as food for laying hens, turkeys and rabbits.
Music teacher Alicia Lyles hits all the right notes.
Aiming to keep a step or two ahead of demand, the Harry J. Cowherd Family Resource Center has started its second annual children’s new-shoe drive.
A special-called Peaks Mill Elementary School Site-Based Decision Making Council (SBDM) meeting for the principal selection process has been changed.
Three Western Hills High School students are among 60 statewide accepted into the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics at Morehead State University.
Franklin County High School is accepting nominations for 2019-20 Site-Based Decision Making Council parent representative through April 19.
Franklin County Schools will host a district recruitment fair from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Bridgeport Elementary School.
The Kentucky Chi Chapter is offering three scholarships for a graduating high school senior planning on majoring in education, a college student currently majoring in education or a classroom teacher wishing to further their education or develop a special classroom project.
Three Franklin County high school sophomores have been selected for The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science Class of 2021 at Western Kentucky University.
Two special-called Peaks Mill Elementary School School-Based Decision Making Council (SBDM) meetings will be held this month.
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.
Western Hills and Franklin County High School staff met on the basketball court at the FCHS gymnasium for a game to raise funds for this year’s Project Graduation Thursday evening. The Flyers’ staff won 45-29.
The Westridge fifth-grade Battle of the Books team walked away from the annual competition as the overall victors Thursday morning.
Not all heroes wear capes, but some get an entire day named for their bravery.
After six years as principal of Peaks Mill Elementary, Dana Blankenship has announced her plans to retire effective July 31.
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