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School Board Meets Tonight

An amended school calendar, tentative budget for next school year, and an update on construction on the Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center are among the items on the agenda for tonight’s meeting of […]

End of School Year Update

Governor Andy Beshear made the recommendation at the beginning of this week that no in-person classes should resume this school year in Kentucky. Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford spoke with WJRS News and wanted […]

School Board Meets Monday Evening

The Russell County Board of Education will meet this (Monday) evening for April meeting. This meeting is going to held virtually and not in person due to COVID-19. The full agenda is below… 1. Call […]

More From Monday’s School Board Meeting

We heard from Superintendent Michael Ford Tuesday about the district initiatives it is taking during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Today Ford discusses other agenda items that were handled during Monday night’s meeting of the board of […]

School Board Meets this Evening

The Coronavirus pandemic continues to cause change for local school students. On Friday, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association officially imposed a “dead period” thru April 11th, which will prohibit any student athletic activity, including […]