Students that ride Mr. Terrys bus number 513 will be dismissing at 2:15 today due to a bus driver shortage. The route will only be going to the county line. Thank you for understanding.
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.
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..
Letcher County Schools will be on a regular schedule on Friday, January 31, 2025. Once again, we ask that families with students that live in Blair Branch, Racetrack Hollow, and Goose Creek meet the bus at the same locations they did today, both morning and evening. We hope by Monday to be completely back to normal. We thank you for your patience and appreciate your part in keeping our students safe.
Letcher County Schools will be on a regular schedule on Thursday, January 30, 2025. We ask that families with students that live in Blair Branch, Racetrack Hollow, and Goose Creek meet the bus at the same locations they did today, both morning and evening. We thank you for your patience as we work to get back to normal.
Letcher County Schools will operate on a one-hour delay on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. However, there are a couple roads that are still icy and not safe for our buses. We ask that if you live in the areas listed below, that you meet the bus at a central location. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope that we can operate normally soon. We want to get our kids back to school and do that as safely as possible. We appreciate our county road department for working with us, our transportation department for their hard work, and our families for understanding. If you live in Racetrack hollow, you will meet the bus at the actual race track. Students in Blair Branch will meet the bus at the Blair Branch church.
We are working diligently to get our students back to school. We had hoped the warmer temperatures the last few days would be enough, unfortunately, many side roads and bus turns are still icy. We are working with the county to clear as many areas as possible and will continue to do so. We appreciate your patience as we work to get back to school. We miss our students and are looking forward to having them return. However, their safety is our top priority. Unfortunately, Letcher County Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 28, 2024.
The Letcher County Schools will be closed for Monday, January 27, 2025 due to icy side roads and bus turn locations. This will be a traditional snow day.