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ECTC’s graduation rate nearly 20 points higher than national average for 2-year colleges
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College announced new student success rates that show long-term growth in graduation, retention and course completion rates. “It’s about outcomes. We’re helping more students get here, develop plans for their futures, complete their
Parker retiring as principal of Grayson Co. Middle School, Frank tabbed as replacement
After over 32 years in education, Grayson County Middle School Principal Gary Parker is retiring. Parker was hired as principal by the Grayson County Middle School-Based Decision Making Council on June 29, 2017. He replaced Jim Blain,
Fiscal Court honors recently retired County Clerk Charlotte Willis, Henderson teases land purchase
Grayson County Fiscal Court honored recently retired County Clerk Charlotte Willis for her three decades of service to the county and teased a land purchase at Thursday’s meeting. Willis, who was first elected Grayson County Clerk in
Teenager sentenced for selling fentanyl-laced pills that killed Elizabethtown HS student/athlete
An Elizabethtown man has been sentenced after an Elizabethtown High School student/athlete died of a drug overdose. Damien S. Felker, 19, was sentenced on Tuesday in a Hardin County courtroom for his role in the overdose death
School accountability report released: Strong gains at GCMS, GCHS
Assessment and accountability data for the Kentucky School Report Card has been released, with Grayson County Schools showing impressive increases at the middle and high school levels and several positive trends at the elementary level. This is
State News
Breakfast burrito propels LaRue Co. HS Junior Chef team to cook-off championship
The LaRue County High School Junior Chef team topped all competition to come out the winner in this year’s Farm to School Junior Chef program during the championship cook-off last week at Sullivan University’s Lexington campus. “Congratulations
Police in Bullitt Co. looking for Nelson Co. man accused of sexually abusing child
Authorities in Bullitt County are looking for a Nelson County man accused of sexually abusing a young child. John “Kevin” Taylor, 48, of Coxs Creek, is wanted for sexually abusing a child under the age of 12
Report: 12% of KY seniors are food insecure, well above national average
The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. for the past 44 years, has announced the publication of its new issue brief, Senior Food Insecurity in Kentucky: A Growing Public Health Challenge. The document examines the complex web
Man accused of fetal homicide also charged with sodomy, sexual abuse of a child
An eastern Kentucky man stands accused of committing fetal homicide as well as sodomizing a child. The Bell County Sheriff’s Office said Christopher Shipman, 45, of Harlan, “intentionally caused the death of an unborn child of a
Congressman helps publicize Rockcastle Co. girl missing for 5 weeks
A Kentucky congressman is publicizing the disappearance of a 13-year-old Rockcastle County girl missing for five weeks. Wynter B. Wagoner was last seen in the Orlando area of Rockcastle County, about five miles east of Mt. Vernon,
National News
Hurricane Harvey Threatens US with Most Powerful Storm in 12 Years
Hurricane Harvey has potential to be the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in more than a decade. Harvey is set to hit land late Friday or early Saturday on the central Texas coast where
President Trump Begins Tax Reform
U.S. President Donald Trump will begin a major push next Wedjesday with a speech in Missouri to convince the public of the need for tax reform. The President has shifted gears and his entire agenda will be
Florida Set to Carry Out Execution With New Drug
Florida is scheduled on Thursday to put to death an inmate by injection that includes a drug never before used in a U.S. execution.Mark James Asay, 53, would be the first Florida inmate executed since January 2016.
Powerball Ticket Unclaimed0 $759 Million Jackpot
A Powerball ticket sold in Massachusetts will have won more than $750 million on Wednesday. The ticket matched all six number draw, but has still gone unclaimed to one of the largest in the lottery’s history. Powerball
What to Do With Used Eclipse Glasses
Tuesday millions of people ogled the skies using eclipse viewers, but happens now with the glasses? Another eclipse will cross America in 2024, or you can donate them to other parts of the world, who will experience
