In North Hardin High Schoolâs library, staff members waited Wednesday with anticipation for the announcement of the new school principal by the schoolâs site-based decision making council.
Jeff Maysey, North Hardin assistant principal, was promoted to be the principal of the high school, and was met with applause and cheers.
However, for Maysey, his time as a student was not easy.
Maysey is a BreckÂinÂridge County High School graduate. He said during most of his time in school, he was an âat-risk kid,â who felt school wasnât important.
However, he said with various teachers, surrogate parents and football coaches, they taught him to be more serious about education, and helped to steer him in a new direction.
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Local medical testing company optimizes services to help fight pandemic
By: Claire Kopsky
and last updated 2021-05-19 18:26:54-04
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) â Solaris Diagnostics, a Nicholasville-based medical testing company, increased testing production more than 260 times pre-pandemic production to keep up with the demand of coronavirus testing. As a second wave hits India, the company sent help in the form of 1000 oxygen concentrators. We are a high complexity molecular infectious disease lab, said Solaris Diagnostics Chief Marketing Officer Cole Aebersold.
Prior to the pandemic, the company processed tests for respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, blood cultures and other tests at a rate of up to 200 tests a day. When the pandemic hit and requests poured in for COVID-19 tests, the company doubled down.
Does the Colonial Pipeline shutdown impact the rise in Kentucky gas prices?
Fears about pipeline lead to rush on gas
and last updated 2021-05-12 13:43:16-04
(LEX 18) â People across the country are paying more to fill up their vehicles. That s assuming they can find a gas station that has fuel for them.
Where is the Colonial Pipeline?
As you can see in the map below, the pipeline does not run through Kentucky, but it does span across one of our bordering states: Virginia.
Colonial Pipeline
Another line does branch out from the pipeline to bring fuel to Tennessee.
There currently is not a widespread fuel shortage, according to the White House. Still, the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack does have people on edge, which now has some consumers panic buying and stocking up on gas. Oil analysts believe that the increase in sales will lead to more than a thousand gas stations in the country running out soon.
Lumber shortage impacts local businesses, organizations
Lumber prices keep climbing
and last updated 2021-05-07 12:54:47-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â If you re looking for a new home or are doing a project and noticed material prices seem higher than they used to be, it s not just you. A lumber shortage over the pandemic has spiked costs, which has had various impacts on local businesses and organizations.
Tina Miller, Executive Vice-President and CFO of Lexington Building Supply, says the challenges come from a dramatic difference between supply and demand. She says one factor of a recent increase in demand for lumber materials is the housing market.
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