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- ↑ Honeycutt Spears, Valarie (2019-02-12). "Kentucky will have one less school district with this decision to close and merge". Lexington Herald-Leader . Lexington, KY . Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ↑ Monks, Michael (2019-02-12). "Board Votes to Close, Merge Silver Grove Schools". WVXU . Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ↑ Flexter, Kate (2019-02-14). "Silver Grove Independent school board votes to merge with county". WCPO-TV . Cincinnati . Retrieved 2019-10-25. - Updated May 24, 2019.
- ↑ Suro, Paola (2019-05-16). "Last day ever for Silver Grove Independent Schools". WCPO-TV. Cincinnati. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ↑ Crumbie, Trey (2019-07-04). "Education commissioner troubled by West Point school district". The News-Enterprise. Elizabethtown, KY . Retrieved 2019-10-25.
On July 1, Silver Grove Independent School District merged with Campbell County Schools . . .
