Daily Briefing: What's next for Jefferson County's Board of Education?

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According to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Louisville, we'll have a slight chance of seeing showers or a thunderstorm during the early morning and after mid-afternoon. We're expected to see a high around 93.

Here are this morning's top stories so far:

An open seat at the table: In the wake of Jefferson County Board of Education member Chris Kolb's resignation, another seat has opened on the board, but it will be contested long before the general election in November.

According to Kentucky statute, the board has just 60 days to fill Kolb's seat and the application period is already underway. The person chosen to replace Kolb will remain until November. The choice comes after Kolb's rocky tenure of late on the board, which began when he sent an open letter to JCPS teachers admonishing them for challenging the district's start time proposal for the upcoming school year.

Read more about the situation and what happens next through our story from education reporter Krista Johnson.

In other news:

• Around Town: Tickets for The Courier Journal's annual Wine & Food Experience are now on sale! Here's everything you need to know ahead of us returning to Waterfront Park this year.
• Politics: If you're new to Kentucky (or simply never paid much attention to it), you may not be familiar with Fancy Farm, the annual political picnic hosted in the west Kentucky town of the same name that's slated for this weekend. Here's everything to know about the event.
• Sports: Even though The Ville didn't end up with the victory against La Familia in The Basketball Tournament Monday night, the unity that was on display by fans during the game is what Louisville basketball needed, sports columnist C.L. Brown writes.

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Thank you for reading the Daily Briefing this morning. As a reminder, our Mobile Newsroom returns next week! We hope to see you at our next stop at the Northeast Regional Library in Lyndon. We'll have some giveaways and I'll be there myself a few times, so I look forward to meeting you!

I hope you have a wonderful day today. See you tomorrow.

Best,

Keisha

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