Students know it by catchy sayings like “G.R. Hampton Bees” and “Lion’s Roar,” all of which are part of the school’s positive behavior intervention and supports (PBIS) system. Each year two agencies, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), and locally Southeast South-Central Education Cooperative (SESC), recognizes schools

Knox County’s school resource officers joined the staff at Knox Central High School for updates and training on the threat assessment process. The training was provided by the Kentucky Center for School Safety.  Trainers Linda Tyree, Wes Cornett, and Dan Orman worked with those in attendance to further implement

On Thursday morning, Union College students, faculty and staff gathered in Conway Boatman Chapel for the first in-person Spring Convocation since 2020. A solitary djembe—an upright hand drum originally from West Africa—sat center stage. Joan Brannon, Co-Executive Director of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC), began her address by

There’s a new face that students in Knox County will soon be seeing as the district expands its focus on mental health. Jennifer Riley is shown inside the Board of Education office.Jennifer Riley is one of two counselors that are funded by federal Student Support and Academic Enrichment