School officials say the law cost public schools enrollment and money, though sponsors believe the overall effect was ...

Bus drivers for Letcher County Schools said they plan to “walk out” if they do not see an increase in their pay.

Troubled by low pay, Letcher County School bus drivers are threatening to stage a walkout this fall if they don’t get a 5% ...

The Letcher County Board of Education voted 3-to-1 Monday evening to close Arlie Boggs Elementary School, over the protests of parents and grandparents of students at the tiny facility.

The Kentucky sheriff accused of first-degree murder in the death of a district court judge entered a not guilty plea Wednesday during his first court appearance since the killing that shocked the ...

Several area schools were briefly placed on lockdown, including Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College and Letcher County Schools.

Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins was fatally shot in the courthouse on Thursday, local media outlets reported. According to The Mountain Eagle, a sheriff has been arrested in connection to ...

Letcher County Public Schools posted to social media shortly before 3:30 p.m. stating Letcher County Central High School went into a mandatory lockdown due to an active shooting in the downtown area.

Letcher County Public Schools said it was ordered to go into mandatory lockdowns because of "an active shooting" in the downtown area. "Your children are safe," the district wrote online.

Letcher County Schools in the area were placed in lockdown and Letcher County Central High School reported that students were released after Kentucky State Police guidance.