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Congratulations to: The following Fayette County students who took first place at the 2018 Future Business Leaders of america’s Region 76 conference: From Paul Laurence Dunbar: Stephen Yin, Business Calculations; Sai Naidu, Rehan Ghanta and Kevin Jing, Entrepreneurship; and Helen Pang, Securities and Investments. From Tates Creek: Erik Washburn, Accounting Gregg Muravchick, director of Transylvania…MORE

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Congratulations to: Dr. Melissa Pittard, senior lecturer in the University of Kentucky Department of Statistics, given The Best Speed Session Award by the American Statistical Association for her presentation on statistics education. The following members of the Henry Clay High School Speech and Debate team, who took first place at the Smoky Mountain Invitational: Cooper…MORE

Controlled Burns in National Forest

(U.S. Forest Service)–Local residents who live near the Daniel Boone National Forest may see smoke over the next several weeks.Forest Service fire management officials are conducting controlled burns to reduce forest ground fuels and improve wildlife habitat.  The fuel reduction burns reduce leaf litter and woody debris on the forest floor, which can contribute to…MORE

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Congratulations to: Karen Rignall of the University of Kentucky, who has received a $50,000 Whiting  Foundation Public Engagement Fellowship to pursue research of “Stories of Place in a Changing Appalachia.” Soraya Matthews, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for high schools at Fayette County Public Schools.  She’ll receive the 2018 Dr. Johnnie Grissom Award from…MORE

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