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Carter County Schools postponed the start of school to Aug. 16 due to COVID cases rising in the county, particularly in school-age children. The school district was set to begin instruction Thursday.
The county currently has 38 school-aged individuals who have tested positive for the virus in recent days, according to Carter County Health Director Jeff Barker.
This number does not include recent positive tests of adults, which includes teachers as well as those of both age groups who are in quarantine. That number is closer to 110-115.
The county is in the red and Barker said the district should be following red county guidelines according to the state. Those guidelines, found on chfs.ky.gov, include increasing vaccination efforts, physical distancing, masking, using outdoor spaces and postponing large public events.
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Children at the Carter County Health Department now have a special waiting area courtesy of the Arbuckle Sunrise Rotary Club. The new area consists of a half-wall featuring a mural with animals, toys and books. The project was paid for with a grant provided through the Rotary Foundation along with donations from community business partners.
Tyler Akers served as president of the Sunrise Rotary Club during the project s inception. He said the group chose to go with a project at the health department as a way of saying thank you for their work during the pandemic.
“We wanted to show our gratitude to the health department for its tireless service during the COVID pandemic,” Akers said. “We also wanted to benefit the thousands of children and caregivers who come through the waiting room yearly by focusing on engaged play and literacy.”
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