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Update: Whitley County BOE approves 1 percent employee pay raise districtwide

Pay raises for all school district employees and possible start dates for the new school year were topics of discussion during Thursday’s monthly Whitley County Board of Education meeting. During its monthly meeting, the Whitley County Board of Education approved a 1 percent pay...
Posted On 11 Jun 2020

School likely to resume later rather than sooner for Whitley County students

Whitley County School District officials are still contemplating when the best time will be to resume in-person classes for students, and that answer will likely be later rather than sooner, according to a message the school district sent out Thursday afternoon. Superintendent...
Posted On 21 May 2020

Whitley County schools expanding 1-on-1 Chromebook initiative down to 4th grade

Since 2017, the Whitley County Board of Education has provided Chromebooks for every student in grades seven through 12. During the COVID-19 pandemic, middle and high school students took home their Chromebooks so they could do non-traditional instruction assignments at home....
Posted On 21 May 2020

Whitley County School District still making student meals, but no longer delivering to students

Many students in the Whitley County School District will likely have a little harder time getting school meals as they continue Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) from home. On Monday, the school district ended its delivery of student meals by school buses to every bus stop in the...
Posted On 17 Apr 2020

Corbin, Whitley County change school meal delivery schedules to three days a week

Last week a Fayette County school employee, who delivered food to students, tested positive for COVID-19, and the Whitley County and Corbin school districts are changing their student food delivery schedules to lessen the potential exposure of employees and volunteers to the...
Posted On 01 Apr 2020

Whitley County School District changing student food delivery to Monday, Wednesday, Friday

The Whitley County School District is changing how often it is delivering food to students, who are out of class due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In our district, we have been fortunate to be able to continue to provide meals for our students using delivery by our buses. (We) want...
Posted On 27 Mar 2020

Local schools still working to educate, feed children during crisis

Schools across Corbin, Williamsburg and Whitley County, as well as the rest of the state, have all canceled in-seat classes through at least March 27, leaving educators with a whole host of issues ranging from preparing non-traditional instruction packets for students during the...
Posted On 18 Mar 2020

Update: Williamsburg schools delivering free food to 20 locations, Whitley County schools delivering free food at all bus stops

Williamsburg Independent District and Whitley County School District students will be able to get free meals, while students are doing Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) at home through April 3 due to coronavirus concerns. Williamsburg schedule Williamsburg Independent School...
Posted On 15 Mar 2020

Whitley, Williamsburg school districts cancelling in-seat classes starting Monday

Following the recommendation of Gov. Andy Beshear, Whitley County School District officials and Williamsburg Independent School District officials are canceling in-seat classes for at least the next two weeks starting on Monday, March 16, and will offer non-traditional...
Posted On 12 Mar 2020

Six free kindergarten readiness camps set this month

Parents with children ages two thru five are being encouraged to take part in a series of free kindergarten readiness camps that start next week. The camps will take place at a total of six locations, and are creative learning programs for children. Each family will receive hands...
Posted On 08 Jan 2020