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To report delivery or account issues, call 800-999-8881. CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS Jill Duggar Dillard and her family are mourning a tragic loss. is with heavy hearts that we announce the stillbirth of our beautiful baby girl, Isla Marie Dil- the couple an- nounced on Instagram. The Kids and alum and her husband, Derick Dillard, learned their daughter had died in utero when Jill was four months pregnant. Jill previously suffered a mis- carriage in 2021.
The couple are parents to three sons: Israel Da- vid, 9, Samuel Scott, 6, and Frederick Michael, 21 months. 3 big brothers were so excited to introduce her to their the couple wrote. was much loved from the Thousands of fans off- ered their prayers and condolences on social media, in addition to many of the family members. you so much, sister Jinger Vuolo commented. to uphold you all in prayer.
Sweet little Isla will be Jill and Derick, who were married in 2014 after a courtship, released their memoir the in September 2023. The book described life behind the cameras on the Duggar hit TLC shows Kids and and Jill Duggar Dillard reveals her 1st daughter was stillborn Los Angeles Times Justin Bieber was feel- ing the love from fans and his wife, Hailey Bieber Baldwin), at Coachel- la. Justin, 30, commem- orated his experience at the annual music festival by reposting fan footage captured of him and Hai- ley, 27, snuggling up in the crowd of a performance. In the clip, shared via Instagram on Monday and set to the song Love Mine All by Mitski, Justin can be seen patting his head before leaning in to kiss her on the forehead. The duo also wrapped their arms around each other while swaying along to music.
Justin went on to share more photos and videos of himself and Hailey at the festival via his Instagram Story on Monday, includ- ing footage of them sing- ing and dancing along to Doja performance. In addition to watching his fellow artists perform from the audience, Justin also hit the Coachella stage. He surprised fans by joining Tems to per- form their track on Sunday. Justin and Coa- chella outing comes two months after a source exclusively told Us Weekly that the couple are a good after experi- encing at the beginning of their marriage. The pair tied the knot in September 2018.
Justin and Hailey Bieber get cuddly at Coachella Us Weekly For the first time, the Kentucky Senate on Mon- day approved the confir- mation of the edu- cation commissioner. In voting for the confir- mation of Lawrence County Superintendent Robbie Fletcher, Sen. Stephen West, R-Paris, head of the Senate Educa- tion Committee, called Fletcher Mark Pope of Kentucky He was referring to the popular, newly hired University of Kentucky basketball coach. The senate voted 36-1 to approve Senate Resolu- tion 285, introduced by Sen. Phillip Wheeler, R-Pikeville, which called for the confirmation of Fletcher.
am honored and humbled to serve as Ken- new education commissioner on July Fletcher said in a state- ment after he was con- firmed. am grateful for the faith in my ability and my desire to accomplish great things for our students, our edu- cators, our families and everyone in the Common- wealth. I plan on taking the same approach I have taken during my time as superintendent of Lawrence County Schools as we continue to strengthen public schools in Fletcher knows problems, knows the posi- tives, we look forward to working with him each step of the said West. Fletcher said he looked forward to maintaining that working relationship with lawmakers. Through- out confirma- tion process, several sen- ators commented on the lack of that working rela- tionship with predecessor, former Ken- tucky Education Commis- sioner Jason Glass.
think that was one of the things that was very evident in the meeting today, is to make sure that you talk with Fletcher told reporters after his confirmation. I love that invita- tion. So as long as those lines of communication are open, I think work well together not only in the Senate, but also the As the chief state school officer and chief executive officer for the Kentucky Department of Education, the commis- sioner recommends and implements Kentucky Board of Education pol- icies and directs KDE in the management of the 171 public school districts, the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind and the 50 state- operated area technology centers. Kentucky has approximately 634,424 public school students. On April 12, Kentucky Senate Education Com- mittee members, many of them Republicans, showed support for Fletcher at a meeting and said he would have their vote on the Senate floor when a resolution sup- porting his confirmation was called.
Republican- led General Assembly has had a contentious rela- tionship with both Gov. Andy Beshear, a Demo- crat, and Glass. This was the first time a nominee for commission- er has gone through the legislative approval pro- cess after lawmakers passed Senate Bill 107 in 2023. Sen. Mike Wilson, R- Bowling Green, who sponsored the 2023 mea- sure that now requires Senate confirmation of education commissioner, reiterated on the Senate floor that Fletcher was not under the authority, but the General Assem- Wilson said former commissioner meet with law- makers for 18 months and threw the legislature under the in written updates to districts.
Glass resigned last year after Republican law- makers criticized the Department of Educa- inclusive stances. He said a law Senate Bill 150 from 2023 that critics called anti- LGBTQ led to his depar- ture. When asked about the law April 12, Fletcher promised to all Wilson said he was pleased that Fletcher met with lawmakers prior to the confirmation vote. see a new day in the commonwealth of Ken- tucky and this process has been Wilson said. Fletcher said he cried when he first got the call to become commissioner.
how much it meant to me, because to say, again, that we trust you with our kids, no greater he said. Sharon Porter Rob- inson, chair of the Ken- tucky Board of Education, praised Fletcher as the ideal candidate for the role in a Kentucky De- partment of Education news release. sought feedback from numerous Kentucky education stakeholders throughout the process and Fletcher embodies all of the qualities we could ask said Robinson. his time as a teacher and school ad- ministrator, Fletcher has demonstrated the qual- ities of an ambassador and statesperson, an ex- pert instructional leader and a visionary innovator. We look forward to watching him flourish as the commissioner of all public schools in the Fletcher has been the superintendent of Law- rence County since 2014.
Before that, he served as principal of Sheldon Clark High School in Martin County from 2009 to 2014 and as principal of Warfield Middle School in Martin County from 2005 to 2009. Fletcher started his career in 1996 as a math and science teacher before becoming the as- sistant principal at Inez Middle School in Martin County in 2004. Politics and Public Af- fairs Editor Tessa Duvall contributed to this report. Valarie Honeycutt Spears: (859) 379-4967, new Kentucky Senate confirms education commissioner for first time BY VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS SILAS WALKER Lawrence County Superintendent Robbie Fletcher, the nominee for the next Kentucky commissioner of education, appeared in front of a Senate committee on April 12, 2024. Some of Central Ken- most popular TV personalities are moving again, a move that will likely result in reaching a larger audience.
Lee and Hayley featuring Lee Cruse and Hayley Har- mon, is leaving WTVQ ABC36 for FOX 56, beginning April 29, ac- cording to a news release. Lee and Hayley also will move to a new time slot: It will air at noon in Lexington; scheduling will remain the same in other mar- kets. The show has been on WTVQ the ABC affiliate, since February 2020 and is now syndicated and airs in Kentucky, Mis- sissippi, Georgia and North Carolina. The duo will continue their podcast series with Kentucky Sports Radio, and Hayley Over- are thrilled to bring The Lee and Hayley Show to FOX Cruse in the release. move represents an in- credible opportunity to reach even more viewers and continue delivering the entertaining content our viewers The move to FOX 56, which is part of Nexstar Media Group the largest local broadcast television group in the U.S.
with 200 broadcast stations, will give the show a large platform to spread out on. have built a fan- tastic community of view- ers in central Kentucky, and excited to em- bark on this new journey with FOX Harmon said. commitment to providing engaging discussions, laughter, and thought-provoking con- tent remains unwa- Cruse, in the release, thanked those who gave him and Harmon a plat- form to launch their show. and I are eternally grateful to Mor- ris Multimedia, especially chief operating officer Bobby Berry, who saw our potential to play on a national stage. Special thanks also goes out to our friend and colleague (ABC36 General Manag- er) Chris Mossman one of the best in the business and we appre- ciate all done for The move to FOX 56 also will reunite Cruse and Harmon with their former colleague, Monte Costes, who is the FOX 56 general manager.
delighted to wel- come Lee and Hay- ley to the FOX 56 Costes said in the release. and Hayley bring unparalleled creativity and a hilarious energy to their craft, and we are confident that their show will resonate with our audience. We look forward to a success- ful LEE CRUSE, HAYLEY HARMON TV HISTORY Before joining WTVQ Cruse and Harmon were previously on WLEX 18, NBC affiliate. Cruse and the station parted ways in May 2019 after jokes about a tweet by a British broadcaster who used a photo of a chimpanzee to represent Prince Harry and Meghan newborn baby, which the station called Cruse later apologized. Harmon left the station in support of Cruse and they relaunched their show across town before also taking over the weekday morning show in 2022.
Janet Patton: 859-379-5233, Lexington TV hosts Lee and Hayley leave WTVQ for new station, largest US broadcaster BY JANET PATTON.
