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497,455 white students enrolled in Kentucky schools in 2022-23 school year

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 31, 2024

White students comprised 72.4% of the Kentucky student body in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

JoAnn Stephenson, 88, Passes Away Peacefully

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 31, 2024

JoAnn Stephenson passed away on Oct. 29. Below is the obituary.

Aisek R. Buekea, 39, of Burlington, Kentucky, Passes Away

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 31, 2024

Aisek R. Buekea passed away on Oct. 29. Below is the obituary.

Mary Elizabeth Darby, 75, of Erlanger, Kentucky, Passes Away

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 30, 2024

Mary Darby passed away on Oct. 28. Below is the obituary.

Jack Robert Schroth, Beloved Husband and Father, Passes Away at 77

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 30, 2024

Jack Robert Schroth passed away on Oct. 28. Below is the obituary.

Hazel Couch Bramlage, 90, of Erlanger, Kentucky, Passes Away

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 30, 2024

Hazel Bramlage passed away on Oct. 28. Below is the obituary.

Nurse Ginger Lee Vickers Dies at 81, Remembered for Caring Nature

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 30, 2024

Ginger Lee Vickers passed away on Oct. 28. Below is the obituary.

Mary Etta Lawson, Retired IRS Tax Examiner, Dies at 79

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 29, 2024

Mary Etta Lawson passed away on Oct. 27. Below is the obituary.

VA provides 1,185 home purchase loans in Kentucky in Q3

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 28, 2024

There were 1,185 VA home purchase loans issued in Kentucky in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $355.2 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Eddie James Farley, Marine Corps Veteran and Printing Industry Worker, Dies at 61

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 28, 2024

Eddie James Farley passed away on Oct. 26. Below is the obituary.

35,350 multiracial students enrolled in Kentucky schools in 2022-23 school year

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 27, 2024

The number of multiracial students enrolled in Kentucky schools in the 2022-23 school year rose compared to the previous year.

Kentucky ranks 23rd in total VA home loans during Q3

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 25, 2024

Kentucky ranked 23rd in the nation in VA home loans in the third quarter of 2024, with 1,636 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

Anthony "Tony" S. Gideon, 53, of Independence, Kentucky, Passes Away

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 25, 2024

Anthony "Tony" S. Gideon passed away on Oct. 23. Below is the obituary.

Kentucky Education: 63,502 Hispanic or Latino students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 23, 2024

Hispanic or Latino students comprised 9.2% of the Kentucky student body in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Kentucky ranked 43rd in average VA home loan amount in Q3

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 22, 2024

With $289,217 in home loans issued, Kentucky ranked 43rd in average loan amount for VA home loans in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

Longtime Community Coach John Homer Runion Dies After Battle with Cancer

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 20, 2024

John Homer Runion passed away on Oct. 18. Below is the obituary.

VA provides 1,636 home loans in Kentucky totaling $473.2 million in Q3

By Bluegrass Times | Oct 19, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 1,636 home loans totaling $473.2 million in Kentucky during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.