Perry County Schools Closed Today After Wednesday Incident Leads to Lockdown

There is no school today in Perry County with officials saying a Wednesday lockdown at the school led to a very stressful afternoon for students and employees.

Hazard Police are investigating the incident in which a car was hit by a bullet on KY-15 Exit 59 at Hal Rogers Parkway.

With many communities on edge in the wake of the weekend shootings along I-75 in Laurel County, for which the suspect is still at large, Perry County Schools officials locked down the nearby schools.

WYMT reports when students were released from lockdown, the buses had a police escort.