Elizabeth Howlett, 10, from Louisville stars in Stranger Things

People in Lake Forest are getting a new neighbor, and they’re not happy about it. A concrete plant is being built across the street from their homes.

It’s been a rough couple of years for Jefferson County Public Schools, from COVID to a mass exodus of teachers and the unrelenting number of guns at schools.

The shortage, currently 54 drivers, was anticipated and communicated by district leaders.

When a school bus driver shortage hit the commonwealth’s biggest district, everyone knew the first day of class could a little more unpredictable than usual.

The school in the Valley Village neighborhood reopened as part of JCPS’s back up plan until the new Wilkerson Elementary passes inspection.

For some students, they met their teacher for the first time. For others, they met their bus driver for the first time. But what if their teacher was also their bus driver?