Hope Heffley

Hope Heffley is a rising senior at Western Kentucky University with a double major in journalism and communications, and works as a student reporter with WKU Public Radio. A native of Frankfort, she also works as a writer and photographer for Talisman magazine.

Community leaders in Elkton are seeking state recognition for the site of the Todd County Training School, which closed in 1963.
By Hope Heffley
The Todd County Training School served Black students in the area during the era of segregation. (Photo provided by Greg Russell)
As warmer weather brings tick season back to the commonwealth, most of the U.S. is experiencing the highest rates of tick-related emergency room visits in nearly a decade.
By Hope Heffley
Life stages of the blacklegged tick, commonly known as a deer tick. (Centers For Disease Control And Prevention image)