After a month-long delay, Knott County Schools are finally back in session. Staff worked vigorously through the month of August to get the school back on its feet.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Superintendents from eastern Kentucky school districts that were devastated by the July flooding shared their progress during a virtual meeting with Kentucky Department of Education officials
More than 1,200 families lost their homes in Letcher County alone, where the school year is on hold indefinitely. Six of the district’s buildings flooded, including the central office and three schools that got eight feet of water. Two school employees died.