FCPS continues remote instruction in January 2021
Virtual instruction for students in Fayette County Public Schools kicks off on Thursday and Friday, January 7 and 8, 2021. FCPS will continue to review the safety procedures that allow for the return to in-person learning. All schools and special programs will provide remote instruction only for the weeks of January 11-15, 2021 and January 19-22, 2021. On Tuesday, January...
Kentucky Girls Scouts launch new cookie and virtual selling for 2021 cookie season
With having to quickly navigate unexpected changes during the 2020 cookie season due to COVID-19, Kentucky Girl Scouts are prepared to sell cookies safely for the 2021 cookie season with the help of new innovative virtual tools that optimize socially distant and contactless sales. If that wasn't enough, Kentucky Girl Scouts also launched a brand new cookie, the Toast Yay!™,...
Secretary of State extends student contest deadline through December
To further assist 6th-12th graders participating in the Secretary of States essay and slogan contests, Secretary Adams has extended the entry deadline through December 31 through 5 pm. The statewide essay contest is open to students in grades 9 - 12, while the statewide slogan contest is for grades 6 - 8. The Secretary of State will award prizes and...
Guidelines for trick or treat in Lexington 2020
The city of Lexington will have trick-or-treating on Saturday, October 31 from 6-8 pm. As in the past, there will be more police patrols on the evening of Halloween. Candy should be wrapped individually, or in individual goodie bags, and placed on a table, driveway or porch for trick-or-treaters to pick-up themselves. It is not recommended to use bowls of...
Henry Clay freshman launches his own bread business
Clint Corkran took the trend of homemade bread and made a business out of it. The 14-year-old, Henry Clay freshman recently launched his own made-from-scratch bread business, Clint’s Home Baked Bread. The inital idea to start a business came with a white-four artisan bread recipe he was given. It took about a month for Corkran to receive his home-based processing...
