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.

Because she encouraged her classmates to come together and find a cure for cancer, Chloe Nance is the WesBanco Student of the Week. 

The Local Planning Facility Committee of Franklin County Schools held a public forum on Tuesday and residents spoke about the addition of turf athletic fields at the district's high schools. 

Elkhorn Middle School students who need some extra help could be invited to participate in the after-school program Mentors and Meals. 

Two band students from Western Hills High School are WesBanco’s Students of the Week. 

Families of Early Learning Village students will be working with royalty. 

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.