THE 2011 CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS HOPKINSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH TEACHER SHELLY LONG, AS ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING AT THE ANNUAL TEACHER APPRECIATION BREAKFAST.
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FEATURED SPEAKER DOCTOR C.B. AKINS SPOKE ON THE TREMENDOUS ROLE OF TEACHERS IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE BEFORE TURNING TO SOCIAL ISSUES AND ASKING THE VOTERS OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY TO ELECT A QUALIFIED AFRICAN-AMERICAN SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER THE NEXT CHANCE THEY GET.
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LACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER SHERRY GRAVES WAS PRESENTED WITH STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR HONORS AT MONDAY’S STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON AT THE BRUCE CENTER.

**THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS ASKING WASHINGTON FOR A MORE UNIFORM WAY OF APPLYING NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND STANDARDS TO ALL OF ITS SCHOOL SYSTEMS.
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ERIK DUNNIGAN OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CABINET SPOKE AT MONDAY’S PADD BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND SAID THE BEST THING STATE GOVERNMENT CAN DO IS TRY TO HELP CURRENT KENTUCKY BUSINESSES REMAIN VIABLE IN TODAY’S MARKETPLACE.
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