(The Layne Report)
First-generation college students offered full tuition scholarships
Danville, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2014) — Recruitment has begun at Centre College for the new Grissom Scholars Program, a groundbreaking national scholarship opportunity for first-generation students starting in the fall of 2015.
Large group of International students begin school at Centre College
Schools adds international student advisor
DANVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 12, 2014) — Centre College has 30 new international students and eight foreign exchange students on campus this fall, bringing the school’s total of international students to 84.
Events are Sept. 20 and 27
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 12, 2014) — Kentucky State Parks will be participating in National Public Lands Day on Sept. 20 and 27.
Last year, about 180,000 volunteers participated nationally in the event
During last year’s celebration,
Charlann Carroll died on Wednesday
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept, 12, 2014) — Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, in honor of former Kentucky First Lady Charlann Carroll.
Would eventually be $10.10 by July 2017
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2014) — Five Democrats on the Louisville Metro Council — Attica Scott, Barbara Shanklin, Cheri Bryant Hamilton, David James and Tom Owen — filed a proposed ordinance on Monday to raise the city’s minimum wage to $8.10 on July 1,
Bank acknowledges it sold mortgage-backed securities without disclosing key facts about the quality
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2014) – Attorney General Jack Conway, along with five other state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), today announced a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America Corp.
Yum Center hosting job fair on Aug. 27
Seeking to fill housekeeping, maintenance positions
Seeking to fill housekeeping, maintenance positions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2014) — The KFC Yum! Center will host a job fair on Wednesday, Aug. 27 from 9 a.m.
Road closures announced
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 5, 2014) — Louisville will be experiencing several closures and lane restrictions in connection with construction on the Downtown Crossing. Following are locations affected by construction:
Hancock Street from Main Street to Washington Street is scheduled to be closed through Saturday,
Decreased 2.1 percent in the first quarter of 2014
WASHINGTON (July 30, 2014) — Real gross domestic product (GDP) — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 4.0 percent in the second quarter of 2014,
Kentucky has more than 155 farmers markets
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 29, 2014) — National Farmers Market Week is scheduled from Aug. 3-9. There are more than 155 farmers markets in Kentucky that offer a vast array of fruits and vegetables along with cheese,
