
Good luck to all teams competing next week in the Harlan County elementary and middle school soccer tournaments.
The competition begins on Tuesday, May 6, at 5 p.m.


There will be NO school at Wallins on Friday, May 2nd.
We sincerely appreciate the workers from all the different agencies who are striving to restore water to all of our communities. We realize that some communities, including the area around the school, have begun to have their water restored. While we are thrilled for those who have had their water restored, we are VERY concerned that if we have school tomorrow, we would be be a hindrance to others who haven’t had water in nearly a week having their service restored due to the massive volume of water that we use in a school day. We desperately want to have our students back in school, but we absolutely do not want to do anything that would keep anyone from having water restored to their homes. Due to this concern, we have made the difficult decision to cancel school again on Friday, May 2nd.
We will be providing hot meals for students between 11:00 and 1:00 on Friday. Meals will consist of Papa John’s pizza and other items and can be picked up at the school in front of the main building. Please enter the lot following the direction of our normal afternoon student pickups and we will bring meals to your car. These meals are only for students at Wallins Elementary and we can only give one meal per student. The student must present be with you to receive a meal.
Again, we desperately want to be back in school, but we also want to be a responsible neighbor to the communities we serve and we believe it is in the best interest of those communities for us to cancel school on Friday.

There will be no classes at Wallins Elementary on Thursday, May 1, 2025 due to the ongoing community water crisis. The school has no water. This cancellation only applies to Wallins Elementary.

No school at Wallins Elementary on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 due to the continuing water outage. The closure is for Wallins Elementary only as the school does not have water service.

Harlan County Middle School Band Concert is Thursday at 6 p.m. at Harlan County High School. We hope to see you there to support this young musicians who have worked hard this year.


There will be no school at Wallins Elementary on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 due to the community wide water outage. The school has no water. This closure is for Wallins only.

The Harlan County Board of Education is meeting today at 2 p.m. Much of the meeting will be in executive session due to personnel discussion and interviews of three candidates for the district's next superintendent. The board will return to open session after the completion of interviews.


Due to a community wide water outage, there will be no school at Wallins Elementary School on Monday, April 28, 2025.

HCHS seniors needing assistance with the FAFSA may receive assistance on Tuesday, April 29th in the auditorium from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The Harlan County High School Spanish Honor Society induction is today at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Come join our Career and Technical Education program at Harlan County High School. We are currently taking applications for the next leader of our Culinary Arts Department.


The Harlan County School District is seeking applicants for the position of District Health Coordinator. Application packets are available at the Central Administrative Office. Employment is for 185 days per year. Successful applicant must be a registered nurse.


The Harlan County School Food Service staff from across the district are gaining CPR certification this afternoon in a training at Harlan County High School. Christy Whitaker, district health coordinator, is conducting the training.


We're bringing back our culinary program at Harlan County High School and are looking for a dynamic teacher to facilitate this process Applications are now available.
This is a great opportunity for students who are completing their family and consumer science or related degree and looking for employment this summer.


We are excited to announce the opening of our Harlan County Child Development Center. Our center is housed at James A. Cawood Elementary School. and will provide an exciting educational opportunity for four-year old students. The center opens August 2025. We will share the application process by April 1.


Board of Education approves 2025-2026 School Calendar.


There will be no school in the Harlan County School District on Friday, February 21st.

There will be no school in the Harlan County School District on Thursday, February 20th.

There will be no school in the Harlan County School District on Wednesday, February 19th.

There will be no school in the Harlan County School District on Tuesday, February 18th. This is not an NTI day.