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The Whitley County School District is doing more than just feeding its students in need this summer, it is feeding the community as well. A meal kit program will begin being offered at four of the district’s school sometime beginning in mid-June. The kits will provide a week’s...

By TIMOTHY WYATT and TREVOR SHERMAN The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) has released a statement in response to the Kentucky House Current Budget Proposal. In the statement, the group outlines several areas where they believe more funding should be allocated,...

After the tragic news of a Whitley County Middle School student dying by suicide recently, the young victim’s brother, along with several supporters, gathered in downtown Williamsburg Wednesday to voice their displeasure to the school district. In response, Superintendent John...

Several major construction projects have been ongoing throughout the Whitley County School District this year, though two that were expected to have already been completed have been delayed due to supply chain shortages. During the Whitley County Board of Education’s regular...

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT Nearly two dozen faculty and staff members were recognized last Thursday during the Whitley County Board of Education’s monthly meeting, where each were presented with the Stilwell Award. The award, which is presented to “the unsung heroes that have gone...

The remainder of the Whitley County elementary football season has been cancelled. Whitley County Superintendent John Siler confirmed Wednesday that the remaining games of the season—which were scheduled for Thursday and Tuesday—will no longer be played. According to Siler, the...

Starting Monday, Whitley County School District’s hybrid in-person instruction schedule will transition to an A/B schedule. Students who attend in-person will either attend Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday. No students will attend in-person on Wednesdays as that day will...

More than 400 staff of Whitley County and Williamsburg schools will receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Whitley County Middle School over a three-day period this week. Beginning Tuesday, the vaccines were distributed by the ARH hospital from Barbourville. Vaccines...

Students across Whitley County who had planned to return to in-person classes at area schools for the first time since early March will have to wait a little longer.

Officials with the Whitley County School District announced their plans for the more than $350,000 the school system is slated to receive through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant. Officials announced Friday that the funds, totaling $356,651, would be used to...