Approximately 11 students at Williamsburg Independent School will have the opportunity to participate in a supplemental year under the Senate Bill 128 provisions.
The district received 11 requests: three from seniors, two from juniors, two from sophomores, three from freshmen and one from an eighth grader.
“[The] biggest thing to consider is will this be a benefit to a family at some point?” said Marc Taylor, principal of Williamsburg Independent School.
“I think families are in a position where they have to make the best decision for themselves,” said Taylor when asked for his opinion about the bill. “What’s best for me isn’t what is going to be best for the next family.”
The Whitley County Health Department’s annual Child Abuse Prevention Walk in Corbin on Saturday sought to bring awareness to child abuse in the community.
The walk is an annual event to build up awareness in the community that everybody has the ability to do something to help a child, said Kathy Lay, a health educator at the Whitley County Health Department.
“If you have that opportunity to help a child, or you see something, you need to report it,” said Lay.
The Corbin walk is one of four that takes places throughout the year. Each year, two walks happen for child abuse prevention while another two occur for suicide awareness. One of each walk takes place in Corbin with the other taking place in Williamsburg.
A local community mental health agency is receiving nearly a quarter million dollars in funding to establish a crisis stabilization unit for those with substance use disorder in Corbin.
On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear along with the Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) and the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (KDBHDID) announced that a total of $4,645,070 has been awarded to 12 nonprofit organizations throughout the commonwealth.
Cumberland River Comprehensive Care has been awarded $248,600 to implement a crisis stabilization unit at Cumberland River Behavioral Health in Corbin for people with a substance use disorder, according to a release from the governor’s office.
On March 23, 2020, Gov. Beshear established the Team Kentucky Fund, allowing Kentuckians to support other Kentuckians who suffered a serious financial setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund raised $3,768,222 from 11,411 donors, assisting 3,662 Kentucky families to date.
“During a really challenging year, I was so inspired by every single Kentuckian who contributed to this fund,” said Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman. “This is who we are as Kentuckians – working together, neighbor helping neighbor.”
The majority of funds were designated for $1,000 vouchers for individuals that could cover rent, mortgage, utility or food costs. If they are eligible based on program requirements, Kentuckians who completed their applications before Nov. 16, 2020, at 5 p.m. will still receive these vouchers.