A couple of students in our high school multimedia class, Chloe Glisson and Morgan Blankenship, have put together a virtual tour of the new Board of Education offices. Take a look here!

Ballard County Elementary School will hold registration for students entering kindergarten this fall on March 26 from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the school at 3383 Paducah Road, Barlow.

Registration is by appointment only, and is for children who have not attended Ballard County Preschool, and who will be 5 years old by Aug. 1, 2021. 

Kentucky residents now may apply for relief for rent and/or utilities back as far as April 2020, as part of the state’s new eviction relief fund. The intention is to keep Kentucky renters housed, allow landlords to get substantial payment of back rent, and reduce the volume of eviction cases.

Ballard County Schools is changing from a 14-day to a 10-day quarantine for exposed but asymptomatic students, effective immediately. This change is in accordance with current CDC guidelines.

The Ballard County Board of Education office has moved to remodeled office space inside the Ballard County Career and Technical Center. The members used the new, larger board room for its Feb. 1 meeting.

Until this move, the board office had been located in the same converted private residence since 1972. Moving out of the old house was first discussed in the long range facility plan in 2015.

When its board of directors founded the Ballard Bullets Athletic Club in 2017, the goal of the organization was to bring a renewed focus to youth sports in Ballard County. As of Feb. 1, the club no longer will be in a management role, but rather will transition to a supporting role for youth sports. Little league sports now will be coordinated by members of the coaching staff at Ballard County Schools. 

Sign-ups for spring sports will be held Feb. 20 and 27 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and on March 4 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the BMHS gym at 3561 Paducah Road, Barlow. Available teams will be tee ball for boys and girls, ages 4-6; baseball for boys, ages 7-13 and up; and softball for girls, ages 7-13 and up.