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Seven Kentucky Schools Earn 2024 National Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence
Over the past 40 years, 9,000 schools have earned the National Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence. This is a coveted distinction as it is the only one given by the U.S. Department of Education. It was created not only to recognize amazing schools throughout the nation but also to look at what makes them great. What are their standards? What kind of environment are they fostering to help students succeed? This can then be shared with other schools for improvement and achievement overall.
Kentucky offers a pair of receivers committed to ACC programs
Kentucky has offered Ridgeland (S.C.) Beaufort 2027 wide receiver Amare Patterson (6-foot-1, 176), Towson (Md.) Loyola Blakefield 2026 cornerback Khary Adams (6-foot-2, 175), Mount Olive (N.C.) North Duplin 2026 defensive lineman Trashawn Ruffin (6-foot-3, 307), Decatur (Ga.) Southwest DeKalb 2026 defensive lineman Earnest Rankins (6-foot-6, 285), Covington (Ga.) Newton 2028 athlete Kevin Hartsfield (6-foot, 190), Medina (Tenn.) South Gibson 2026 edge rusher Yahya Gaad (6-foot-5, 260), Lake Worth (Fla.) Santaluces Community wide receiver Jamar Browder (6-foot-3.5, 205), Gray (Ga.) Jones County wide receiver Jaivon Solomon (6-foot-1, 170) and Duluth (Ga.) 2026 athlete Peyton Dyer (6-foot, 190), Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage 2026 edge rusher Radarion Tellez (6-foot-3, 225) and Detroit (Mich.) Cass Technical 2028 wide receiver Mylan Griggs (6-foot, 158).
Dozens of dams in Kentucky are in poor shape or worse. They won’t be cheap to fix.
FRANKFORT — Whenever a heavy rain falls, Jenkins Mayor Todd DePriest can’t help but think back to a deadly disaster as he drives around his small, mountain town checking on its aging dam and bridges. The dam that created Elkhorn Lake, known locally as Jenkins Lake, was built...
Turning Hurricane Helene’s Hell Into Hope
I’m going to cut right to the chase, folks. We need your help. I’m asking all of you to please take a moment and read this column, and then I pray you will take intentional and immediate action. To quote North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, “The damage from Hurricane Helene is beyond comprehension.” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said, “We haven't seen anything quite like this before, particularly in this part of the state. It is a devastating blow, but we can make it through.” Helene’s wrath was especially felt in Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina Tennessee, and Kentucky. According to...
Kentucky's lieutenant governor leans on her teaching roots in fighting a school choice measure
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman was in campaign mode Monday, railing against a ballot measure that would allow Kentucky tax money to go toward students attending private and charter schools. The issue hits home for Coleman, a former public school teacher and administrator who has taken a lead role campaigning against the proposal on the statewide ballot. If a simple majority of Kentucky voters approve it next month, the measure would remove constitutional barriers that have blocked the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature from using public funds to support private school education. Speaking at a union hall in Kentucky’s largest city, Coleman warned of dire consequences for public schools, especially in rural areas, if the measure wins approval. “We simply don’t have the resources to fund two separate systems of education,” Coleman said. “But also we shouldn’t be because public dollars should stay in public schools.”
$100,000+ Jobs in Kentucky That Don’t Require a College Degree
It's no secret that the American economy is not at its best and hasn't been in a while. The job market is tough, even for finding average jobs with a middle-of-the-row pay rate. University student tuition is at the highest it has ever been, and student loan debt has been a topic bouncing around the walls of political houses.
McConnell’s PAC pumps money into Kentucky legislative races. Beshear’s not so much.
FRANKFORT, Ky. – While Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s new political action committee, In This Together, has yet to report donating to a Democratic legislative candidate, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s old PAC has reported giving $200,000 to help Republicans running this fall for the Kentucky legislature and local offices.
Campbellsville hands Danville fourth straight shutout loss
Danville hit the road but still couldn’t get to the end zone. The Admirals traveled an hour from home in their longest road trip so far this season only to be shut out for the fourth consecutive game Friday as they fell to Campbellsville 36-0. The Admirals’ offense put its defense in difficult positions with […] The post Campbellsville hands Danville fourth straight shutout loss appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
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