Wayne County Wrestling team travelled to Columbia on January 25 .They competed at Lindsey Wilson College in the KYWCA Small School State Duals. The Mat Cards defeated Ashland Paul Blazer and No. 4 Louisville DeSales in pool action to advance to the semi finals. The Cardinal Team fell to No.1 Union County. The Mat Cards wrestled No.3 Walton Verona for third place losing 39-37 to take fourth overall in the state duals, The Mat Cards finished the day 28-13 overall on the season.

 Family Dental of Kentucky, a part of Cumberland Family Medical Center, Inc. (CFMC), is pleased to provide oral health services to Wayne County students. The program has grown to include over 750 Wayne County students in 2019, who received services provided by the Family Dental of Kentucky program.

Wayne County students in kindergarten through eighth grade are benefitting from a new program being implemented called Reading Horizons. The software and teacher-led reading instruction prepares students with the strategies and skills they need to become proficient readers.

Wayne County Middle School hosted a Pep Rally to help send off the Sixth Grade Boys Basketball Team to the Kentucky Basketball Commission (KBC) state competition in Lexington on January 11th. The local team won 2 out of 4 games. The Seventh Grade Team goes to KBC state competition in Lexington on January 24-26th.

Wayne County Board Members Donna Blevins, Melissa Upchurch, Larry Muse, Whitney Smith, and
Jarrod Criswell are among the more than 850 school board members in the state’s 173 local school
districts being recognized this month for their service.