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Kentucky task force will examine lack of oversight for middle school sports
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association oversees high school athletics, but there is no such oversight for middle school sports.
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EDUCATION
Shakers' work amazes UK students digging into the past at Pleasant Hill
Fourteen University of Kentucky archaeology students are learning the fundamentals of excavation, site interpretation and how to classify and catalog artifacts while working on an excavation site at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
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EDUCATION
Many Central Kentucky schools close in May for 1st time in years
Thursday is the last day of classes for the Fayette, Madison, Harrison and Woodford county schools. Some other area districts, Bourbon, Clark and Garrard counties among them, already have finished. Thanks to last winter's mild weather and few snow days, many Kentucky schools are closing in May for...
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BUSINESS
Alltech announces job-creation competition
Alltech announced a job-creation competition Tuesday for business students at the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville and University of Pikeville, with a $20,000 prize for the winning school.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Proposals to fund college scholarships in Eastern Kentucky resurface
A proposal to use coal severance tax dollars for college scholarships might have failed in the General Assembly earlier this year, but the idea is far from dead. Two proposals are vying for Gov. Steve Beshear's approval through the Department for Local Government.
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DAILY BUSINESS REPORT
Former University of Kentucky dean Richard Furst dies
Richard Furst, the former long-time dean of the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics, has died. He was 73.
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EDUCATION
Kentucky high school named best in the nation by Newsweek
The nation's top public high school is in Kentucky, according to rankings released Sunday by Newsweek magazine.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Fayette teacher seeks her first class of first-graders
Emma Blanton's first teaching assignment was at The Academy at Lexington. At the time, she promised her students she'd be there for them at graduation. This year, she wants to keep that promises, and she is trying to find some of those students, who should be graduating this year.
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EDUCATION
Judge appoints new board for financially strapped David School
A judge has appointed a new board to oversee financially strapped David School in Floyd County in hopes of keeping it afloat. Attorney General Jack Conway's office is investigating the school's financial condition and concerns of possible financial improprieties involving Daniel Greene, founder ...
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EDUCATION
Report calls on UK to build housing that benefits downtown Lexington
The University of Kentucky is preparing to replace and greatly increase its student housing, and where that happens is crucial to the well-being of Lexington, according to a new report.








