Education

The school system will provide lunches, and the resource centers will be open to assist students and community members.

A former special education teacher and guidance counselor for Christian County Public Schools, Poindexter had been serving as interim principal at HMS since August.

Two ceremonies are planned on Dec. 10 in the Thomas L. Riley Lecture Hall.

A $10 million grant that Christian County Public Schools received in October is not part of the federal relief money now in question in school districts, said Superintendent Chris Bentzel.

Other new certificates include training in payroll accounting, green building technology, robotics and medical fields.

Henderson County teachers will earn $11 an hour if they take on custodial duties after the school day ends.

The driver shortage isn’t a new problem, but the coronavirus pandemic was a “perfect storm” that escalated the challenge of staffing 96 bus routes in Christian County, said Mike Brumley, who has been the district’s transportation director for 12 years. 

The Christian County Board of Education voted Thursday to add two days to the holiday break.

Community members have until Nov. 19 to respond to an online survey that lists five possible options each for name, colors and mascot.

A complimentary lunch will be served to the first 50 people who arrive for the 1st Gen Fest beginning at 11 am. Monday.

Hopkinsville attorney Sarah Brechwald will present the program.

As of Tuesday, Christian County Public Schools was one of at least 11 Western Kentucky districts with a mask mandate in place.