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Mercer County school calendar announced
kpeek@amnews.comMercer County students will begin classes for the 2013-2014 year on Aug. 7, one day earlier than last year, according to a plan approved by the board during the regular February meeting. The first student holiday will be Labor Day, Sept. 2, followed...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Holidays, Labor Day, Students, Adult Education
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GOP moves toward oblivion
I spent most of Martin Luther King Jr. Day watching the inauguration ceremonies. When I look at our president, I see a superbly educated, intelligent and capable man who inherited an economy that was in ruins, an auto industry that was near bankruptcy,...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Danville marchers remember Martin Luther King's legacy
scollins@amnews.comThe energy during Monday’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was impossible to miss at First Baptist Church, Second and Walnut streets. For more than 30 years, the event has taken place to honor and remember King, a man who stood at...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Racism
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Danville Schools 2013-2014 calendar announced
Danville students will begin classes in August at about the same time as last year, after the Danville Board of Education approved the calendar for the 2013-2014 school year Monday night. Aug. 14 will be the day students are to return to school and May...
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MLK observances set for Monday
tkleffman@amnews.comMarvin Swann Jr. expects an enthusiastic crowd to gather Monday to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and legacy despite some direct competition that will steal away some of the annual event’s core audience. “I know we’ve...Tags: Christianity, Baptist, Kentucky State University, NAACP, Heart Attack
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Change on the horizon for Clark County's MLK march
Changes are coming to the annual Martin Luther King Jr. march and celebration this year. Traditionally, the annual event has rotated between Broadway Baptist Church, First Baptist Church-Highland Street and First Baptist Church-Lexington Avenue. For the...
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Burgin School set to start classes Aug. 1
BURGIN — Burgin students will start classes Aug. 1, just one day earlier than they did in 2011-2012. The last day of classes will be May 24, also one day earlier than the previous academic year, according to Burgin Independent Schools...
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Burgin Independent Schools 2012-13 calendar set
smojica@amnews.comBURGIN — The Board of Education recently approved the 2012-13 academic calendar for Burgin Independent School and it’s almost identical to the 2011-12 schedule, Superintendent Richard Webb said. Students will start classes Aug. 1, just one...Tags: Labor Day
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PROM FREE-FOR-ALL: Mercer senior gathers, gives away the stuff of high school dreams
tkleffman@amnews.comBURGIN — It’s fair to call Jill Montgomery a prom queen, even though she’s never officially been crowned with that honor. The Mercer County senior has earned the royal title not with boofed-up hair, knock-em dead dress, magnificent...Tags: High Schools, Religion and Belief, Schools
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Board votes to complete technology center
The Winchester SunThe Clark County Board of Education Tuesday unanimously approved a revision to the BG1 construction document for the new George Rogers Clark High School to include phase two of the project, which will complete the Area Technology Center at the site....Tags: George Rogers, Teaching and Learning, Holidays, Labor Day, Students
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Garrard County releases 2012-13 school calendar
LANCASTER — Garrard County students will begin and end classes two days earlier next year.
During its meeting Tuesday, the Board of Education approved the 2012-13 academic calendar. Students start classes Aug. 8, while school personnel report Aug....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Holidays, Labor Day, Students, Education
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Mercer County Board of Education approves 2012-13 school calendar
smojica@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — Mercer County Board of Education approved its 2012-13 academic calendar during its meeting Feb. 16, which calls for students to start classes two days earlier than in the 2011-12 school year. All Mercer County students will start...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Holidays, Labor Day, Students, Education
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