Finally Friday

Jefferson County Public Schools has announced proposed budget cuts aimed at saving $22 million dollars. WHAS11 has the story HERE.

The U.S. unemployment rate has jumped to 7.2% for the month of December, as employers continued to lay off workers and banks continued to hoard billions in bailout money. The Courier-Journal has the depressing details HERE.

I am currently under a marital mandate to paint the living room and hallway today, but I will be back shortly to discuss this week's Find A Felon feature and other local news as it happens.

Thanks for making The Valley Report part of your day.

UPDATE 1/09/09 - 6:0pm: The courier is now reporting that Christian Academy Southwest may be closing the high school part of the facility. Read it HERE.