For Joey Mosley, the recently completed reconstruction of US 421 near the Virginia state line is much more than another highway project. It is a piece of home. Mosley grew up in H...

Congratulations to Harlan County High School Sophomore Skylar Rutherford on being selected to the 2026-2027 cohort of the Civic Leadership Institute, a new multi-year program desig...

How do you serve musically gifted students who live in rural and high-poverty areas? Join Gifted Education coordinators Jeanne Ann Lee from Harlan County Schools and Dr. Elizabeth ...

Congratulations to Superintendent Brett Johnson on being selected to serve on the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Advisory Council. “I am thankful for the opport...

By JEFF PHILLIPS HARLAN COUNTY SCHOOLS Michelle Helton Gross is a graduate of Wallins Elementary School, James A. Cawood High School and Cumberland College. Today, she serves as K...

As students return to school, Harlan County Public Schools officials are urging all motorists to become familiar with an important change to Kentucky law designed to better protec...

The Harlan County High School Engineering “Road Show” traveled to the Harlan ARH Hospital lobby recently to showcase various student projects, culminating yearlong learning in STEM...

Cawood Elementary School will have a new principal for the 2026-2027 school year. Following a meeting with the school’s site base decision-making council on Friday, April 24, 20...

Meet Josiah Turner. He is the 2026 champion Shooter of the Year in the Harlan County Archery League. Turner, a sixth grader at Green Hills Elementary School, recently took home se...

James A. Cawood Elementary School junior high students recently engaged in hands-on learning by dissecting pig hearts in the school’s science lab. The activity was led by science...

Congratulations to Harlan County High School Senior Jimmy Shepherd and Agriculture Instructor Elijah Brock on being selected by the Superintendent’s Student Council for the organiz...

As a sports-loving child growing up in Browning Acres, John Henson developed a passion for high school basketball at an early age. Now, the dean of sportswriters throughout southea...

The Harlan County High School football team is gearing up for next season. All interested eighth graders are encouraged to attend signing day this Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Harlan...

Robert Simpson has been selected to be the next principal at Wallins Elementary School, beginning his new role on February 2. Simpson, a lifelong resident of the Wallins Community...

Dear Parents and Guardians, We want to share some important information about recent changes to Kentucky law that affect how schools make decisions about promotion and retention...

Superintendent Brett W. Johnson and the Harlan County Board of Education recently honored Harlan County High School Senior Bailey Dunn. Dunn c hosen for the prestigious Kentucky ...

ROSSPOINT WINS SIXTH GRADE ACADEMIC SHOWCASE Congratulations to Rosspoint Elementary School on winning top honors in the Kentucky Colonels Sixth Grade Showcase on Saturday. “I w...

Steve Daniel, a 27-year employee of Harlan County Public Schools, is a man with many talents. He is active in the community, serving as a traveling evangelist and visiting church...

Harlan County Schools invites students and families from across the region to take flight into the future during Pathways to Purpose: Aviation and Engineering Edition on Thursday, ...

HARLAN, KY — November 3rd, 2025 — The Be Elite Foundation , together with The Lighthouse Beacon Foundation , Stay Plugged In , and Harlan County Schools, announced the la...