CALLOWAY COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet would like to remind drivers to use caution in school zones and around school buses taking children to and from school.

KYTC says over the past week they have had crews turn up and check school zone beacons to prepare for the start of school. The technicians are responsible for beacons at 45 schools scattered across Kentucky's 12 western counties.

Every year as students prepare to return to school, highway signal technicians check each school beacon to make sure it is working properly. They say some schools have four or more beacons that have to be turned on and checked for proper operation.

Highway officials are reminding drivers to be aware of school zones and obey reduced speed limits when beacons are flashing at the start and end of each school day.

MURRAY, KY (KFVS) - The next Make a Difference Day will be Saturday, August 6.

Make a Difference Days are usually held three or four times a year on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Roy Stewart Stadium.

Recyclable items will vary each time but can include:

• Eyeglasses
• Plastic containers
• Inkjet printer cartridges
• Glass
• Bundled newspaper
• Magazines
• Cardboard
• Books (remove and dispose hard cover)
• Other paper
• Cell phones
• Clothes
• Aluminum cans
• Tin cans
• Used motor oil

For more information, you can contact the Sanitation Department at 270-762-0380.

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