Valarie Spears

1 week ago | kentucky.com | Valarie Spears

A 59-year-old, unsafe building that leaks when it rains does not support the “beautiful spirit of learning” at Landsdowne Elementary, assistant principal Ann Ingram said Monday to a district committee that prioritizes future projects. Nine staffers, including Principal Jennifer Fish, and a parent told members of the Fayette Public School board’s Local Planning Committee that Lansdowne Elementary School needed to be renovated, if not given a new building.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Valarie Spears

Based on feedback from school board members, district administration is no longer recommending an increase in meal prices for the 2025–26 school year, Fayette County Public Schools spokesperson Dia Davidson-Smith said Friday afternoon. The Fayette school board is finalizing a tentative budget of more than $800 million that the board is set to approve in May. At a Feb.

2 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Valarie Spears

Free meals for all students could be going away at several Fayette schools in addition to a price increase for those who pay for meals. Fayette school breakfast and lunch prices would increase by 50 cents under a recommendation made by district staff and set to be voted on by the school board in May. Currently, students are paying $2 for breakfast. That would increase to $2.50. The adult breakfast would increase from $3.50 to $4.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Valarie Spears |Beth Musgrave

Advocates concerned that Fayette County Public Schools is eliminating staff positions for those who work with the district’s 1,000 homeless students launched a campaign Wednesday to stop the cuts. There are concerns the district will slash staff by two-thirds, according to a news release from a group that includes Ginny Ramsey, the director of the Catholic Action Center.

2 weeks ago | americanmilitarynews.com | Valarie Spears

Two more people — a 27-year-old McCracken County man and a 65-year-old Trigg County man — have died in connection to flooding which occurred across Kentucky for the last several days, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday afternoon. The latest reports bring the death toll to four. The storm system, which began Wednesday, dumped rain across the state for several days, swelling waterways, covering roads and leading to evacuations.