
We would like to remind all parents and students that the extended day schedules for all schools begin tomorrow, April 7th. If you have any questions, please contact your child's school on Monday.

The Letcher County Schools will operate on a one hour delay for Monday, March 31, 2025.

The Letcher County Schools will be closed for Thursday, March 6, 2025 due to icy road conditions.

Bus 2322, Mike Strand, and Bus 815, Beth Terry, will be late this morning, Wednesday, March 5th, due to debris and road conditions.

The Letcher County Schools will operate on a regular schedule for Wednesday, February 26th. Unfortunately, there are several roads that we can’t travel with buses and ask that our parents work with us to meet the buses at a central location. The list of alternate routes is located at https://5il.co/38nbl or by searching for alternate routes on the Letcher County Schools website. We will continue to work with our city, county, and state officials on needed repairs. As roads are repaired, we will return to our regular routes. Thanks in advance for your patience as we keep our students safe.

Letcher County Schools will operate on a 1- hour delay on Tuesday, February 25. Unfortunately, there are several roads that we can’t travel with buses and ask that our parents work with us to meet the buses at a central location. The list of alternate routes is located at https://5il.co/38jsb or by searching for alternate routes on the Letcher County Schools website. We will continue to work with our city, county, and state officials on needed repairs. As roads are repaired, we will return to our regular routes. Thanks in advance for your patience as we keep our students safe and get them back to school.

Free meals will be served at West Whitesburg Elementary for children ages 1-18 on Monday, February 24, 2025 from 11:30 am to 1:30 PM.

The Letcher County Schools will be closed on Monday, February 24, 2025. Now that most of the snow is gone, we can better assess road conditions to ensure bus routes are safe. We will continue to work with county and state officials to get our students back to school as soon as possible.

Meals will be available for pick up today at West Whitesburg Elementary from 11:30AM till 1:30 PM for children ages 1-18 years old.

Letcher County Schools will be closed on Thursday, February 20, and Friday, February 21, 2025, due to inclement weather and road conditions. We hope our students, families, and staff are safe and warm. We will continue to work and monitor road conditions and update you on Sunday for next week. If you have needs, please reach out to school staff or contact our central office. We want to help in any way we can.

The Letcher County Schools will be serving free meals for children ages 1 to 18 at West Whitesburg Elementary on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Due to road conditions and the weather forecast, Letcher County Schools will be closed Tuesday, February 18, and Wednesday, February 19, 2025. We will reassess on Wednesday and keep you posted. We are so thankful for all the hard work going into repairs in our community. If you have needs, please reach out to your child’s FRYSC Coordinator or school Principal. Safety is our top priority, and we want to help where we can.

The Letcher County Schools will be closed for Monday, February 17, 2025.

Letcher County Public Schools will operate on a one-hour delay on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

The Letcher County Schools will be closed on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 due to hazardous weather conditions, including heavy rains, rising creeks and streams, and debris in the roads.

The Letcher County Schools will be closed for Tuesday, February 11, 2025 due to hazardous weather conditions. This is a traditional snow day.

The Letcher County Schools will be CLOSED for Friday, February 7, 2025 due to high water and debris in the roads..

There is power outage at MJP. We are working to get it restored. Due to the current weather conditions, it is safer to keep students in the building rather traveling in the rain. We are monitoring it closely and will take measures to keep kids and staff safe.

Out of an abundance of caution, the morning preschool dismissal at West Whitesburg Elementary will be delayed until the weather improves. Also, the afternoon preschool class at West Whitesburg Elementary is cancelled for Thursday, February 6, 2025.

Letcher County Schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. today, Friday, January 31, 2025, due to high water. Again, students who live at Blair Branch, Racetrack Hollow, and Goosecreek will meet buses at their usual locations.