⚠️ Dad Tweet:
Every single prayer, hug, encouraging word, tweet, text, email…
…every single action, both seen and unseen…
ALL are appreciated.
Thank you.
While we hurt, we take comfort knowing, we will see Jacob again. Praise God!!!
2 Corinthians 5:6-8
#ProudDad
I turned on Twitter for a distraction. I became overwhelmed with the love of so many who have posted similarly.
I appreciate it. WE appreciate it.
While we hurt, we know that we will see Jacob again.
John 3:15-17.
Thank you to each for being our family and for being…
We are being told that full day kindergarten funding is being held hostage in order to get charter schools funded.
When did we start holding the education of 5 year olds hostage to get controversial issues passed?
HB9 - absolutely a NO!
#AllinLC
#Allin4PublicEducation
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Got up early one morning at the beach with Jacob prior to his senior year. Had a great conversation about a lot of different things. Special memory.
1 year has passed.
Praise God! We will see Jacob again.
Revelation 21:3-4
⚠️ Warning: Dad Tweet.
It has been a blessed day with family doing some service work in honor of Jacob’s birthday.
8/17/2003
Jacob is missed by many, but no doubt he has had another awesome day with the Lord.
⚠️ Dad Tweet: Congratulations to Dawson, Brody, Blake, and Tyler for receiving Jacob’s Ladder Scholarships, established in honor of my son, Jacob Matthew Fletcher.
⚠️ Dad Tweet:
I was blessed to throw many pitches in my high school career, but not one of those pitches were as special as this one.
A knuckleball (a strike btw) to a pretty cool kid.
#ProudDad
#AllinLC
Got a text today that Ms. Yo’s preschool class just had a group of baby chicks to hatch.
The kids decided that they should be named Snowflake, Carson, Pop Tab, Rosie, and…
Dr. Fletcher. 👊🏻
So, I would like for everyone to meet Dr. Fletcher 2.0 (or Jr.???).
#AllinLC
Today was a tough day, but I would go through thousands of these days as long it would guarantee the safety of each child and each staff member in our schools.
#WithoutHesitation
Each child that walks through our doors is my child, too.
#AllinLC
Thank you to the Lawrence County Board of Education for allowing me to continue serving the students of Lawrence County.
My third contract was approved tonight. 👍
These 8 years have been a blessing to me and my family, and I am looking forward to 4 more years!
#AllinLC
Today is my last day “official” day as Superintendent of Lawrence County Schools.
It has been an honor to serve. Thank you to the wonderful students, staff, and the rest of the LC community for allowing me to be
#AllinLC
.
My new X account is
Commissioner Fletcher
@All_in_KY
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Congratulations to Abigail! She was accepted into the UK College of Medicine for med school today! 🩺
Following in her mother’s footsteps.
She may be on track to be a doctor, but she will always be my little girl (who can do anything)!
#ProudDad
While I miss this guy every day, I am thankful for the 18+ years that the Lord blessed us with him in our lives.
Even more thankful…we will see Jacob again.
As for his birthday…
20 years ago today, Missy almost delivered Jacob on the Mt. Parkway.
It was a great day.
I am not a “selfie” kind of guy, but I wanted to show the mask that one of our students made for me.
She noticed my struggling with my glasses fogging up and wanted to help.
Thank you, Ms. Johnson. It’s the little things that make us
#AllinLC
#MagsMasks
This was shared in church today.
A young mother was diagnosed with cancer during her pregnancy.
Refused chemo to avoid aborting her child.
Child is well. She is currently in hospice care.
In Jesus’ name, I pray for her healing. Amen
Time out for a Dad tweet: Abigail signed a letter of intent on Saturday with Asbury University Softball. Congrats to
#11
. I appreciate the hard work of
#LCSoftball
and Coach Kenny Horn.
#AllinLC
@asburysoftball1
⚠️ Warning: SON tweet.
I chaperoned a date tonight for these two at their favorite DQ.
☑️A mom, housewife, cancer survivor (2 bouts), family of 22
☑️A dad, heavy equipment operator, magistrate, battles Parkinson’s, family of 11
☑️50th Anniversary today
#ProudSon
While at Blaine today, Kendall wanted to see my glasses. I told her that I needed use hers.
Question: Who wears Dr. Fletcher’s glasses better?
(FYI: This is what we call a rhetorical question. 😎😉)
#ItsABlaineThing
#AllinLC
Those of us in the mountains have been training for contact tracing our whole lives.
How many conversations have included...
“You know Johnny... He is Cousin Bill’s nephew’s 3rd cousin on his wife side of the family and stunt-doubled for Kevin Bacon in Tremors.”
#WeGotThis
Regardless of whether I agree or disagree with a mask mandate or any other view (political or not), this is how the school year/day should start.
#Praying4EachOther
#AllinLC
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Congratulations to Jacob. We received word this week that he was selected as a pitcher for Team Kentucky in the Southeastern Underclassmen Shootout in Troy, Alabama for June 22-25, if played. ⚾️
Another testimony to the
@LawCoBaseball
program
#AllinLC
Warning-Dad tweet:
Even though the weather was not cooperative today, it was very nice to see so many come out to support Abigail during her signing the final letter of commitment with
@asburysoftball1
. Thank you to the Bulldog family and to Coach Parsons.
#AllinLC
⚠️ Dad Tweet:
Abigail played like a BOSS today. 🥎
4 for 7; 2 Doubles; 5 RBIs including a walk-off hit to finish off Game 1 vs. Oakland City.
And some pretty nice defensive plays.
Eli’s season kicks off with scrimmages next week. ⚾️
#FletchCanCatch
#ProudDad
I can't wait for you to see if this country boy makes it to Hollywood! Watch the season premiere of
#AmericanIdol
TONIGHT at 8/7c on
@ABCNetwork
, and stream on Hulu.
Congratulations to Noah West and the West family! Mr. West signs with East Tennessee State after an impressive career with
#LCFootball
#DawgFamily
#AllinLC
⚠️ Dad Tweet: Congratulations to Jacob. He was selected to play for Team KY in Alabama. He was scheduled to be the starting pitcher against Louisiana this morning.
Due to the travel advisory and other issues, the event did not occur. Congrats, just the same!
My dad gave me some advice a long time ago on one of our walks in the hills around the holler where I was raised.
“Never get too busy that you don’t slow down to appreciate what God has created.”
⚠️ Dad Post: Dropped my daughter off
@AsburyUniv
this week. I believe I have left her in a Christ-centered school setting. Already impressed with her additional family members. Thank you to the staff for making her dad feel good about her next chapter.
#Surrendered2023
⚠️ Dad Tweet: As customary in the Fletcher home, we decorate and have a big breakfast to celebrate the Official First Day of Baseball and Softball Season. On the schedule today:
@asburysoftball1
plays Alice Lloyd and
@LawCoBaseball
has practice!
#Blessed
It was a good day. I appreciate the opportunity to talk with the Senate Education Committee today and look forward to building a strong partnership with each member for our students!
#AllinKY
@All_in_LC
Sen. Steve West calls Robbie Fletcher "the Mark Pope of Kentucky education." He says Fletcher, "knows the program and he will be returning to the program."
The Louisa United Methodist Women’s Group sewed 889 2-ply masks for students and staff members.
They asked for the Lord to bless each mask and each person in our school system today.
Ladies, THANK YOU for serving Him and for being
#AllinLC
The Local Superintendents Advisory Council has elected Lawrence Co. Superintendent
@All_in_LC
as its new chair. Current chairman Owsley Co. Superintendent
@TimBobrowski1
is retiring.
INCREDIBLE.... This photo is from the interstate of 65+ buses transporting donations and toys from eastern KY to southcentral Kentucky to help tornado survivors.
@alliehennard
brings us the story on WBKO News at 6.
Not the end that we wanted, but this team has represented
#BulldogNation
extremely well all season long. Made believers and Bulldog fans out of many. Thank you Mr. Ratliff, Mr. Fairchild, Mr. Maynard, and Mr. Sartin for wearing the Red and Black. 🔴⚫️
#LCClassOf2020
#AllinLC
When revenue is given away at the state level, local boards are pressured to make more cuts or to raise taxes. Do you fire staff, not purchase a bus, cut preschool classes, etc. HB205 will cause more of these decisions if it passes.
#Allin4PublicEducation
We can’t give revenue away.... and especially for the purpose of subsidizing private schools! This doesn’t generate more revenue and hurts current funding when there are no spare dollars! Dumb bill being pushed by big lobbies!!! Say NO Kentucky! Call legislators. 1-800-372-7181
Warning: Dad tweet.
It is great when your son gets to hold a regional trophy. It’s is even better when he gets to share it with a legend. There is only ONE Bulldog Vanhoose!
#AllinLC
Most of us can name teachers that inspired/believed in each of us. I have several.
Often, ONE invested beyond the call.
For me, it was Mr. Frank Baldridge.
After a long battle with cancer, he went on to be with the Lord today.
In honor of Mr. B, I ask...
Who is your ONE?
I look forward to building a STRONG relationship with our legislators for ALL kids of Kentucky.
It will be an honor to serve our Commonwealth, if confirmed.
#AllinKY
Senate Majority Whip
@KyMikeWilson
has released the following statement following the Kentucky Department of Education's nomination of Robbie Fletcher as the next Kentucky Education Commissioner:
⚠️ Dad Post: Happy Birthday to Fletch
#3
. At the age of 3, he was my first “assistant principal” and traveled to all ball games with me to help supervise. At 16, he is trying to make me the sidekick. Love this guy tremendously.
#ProudDad
⚠️ Dad tweet:
Here is my 17-year-old welder in class at ACTC. He has progressed through the program as a high school senior and hopes to finish this summer.
#LCClassOf2021
Nice work Jacob! (He has the white helmet).
#ProudDad
My thoughts on starting in-person classes:
✔️Local decision making is key. I respect and support my colleagues’ decisions, because they know their own communities.
✔️For LC, I believe we need to be in school, and the CDC says it best :
It’s Tuesday, December 1st.
There is a blanket of snow on the ground.
Typically, the messages start at 4:30 AM from students asking for a snow day.
Didn’t think I would miss those, but here we are.
#AllinLC
It all began with my trying to differentiate between “principal” and “superintendent” with preschool Ollie.
And he said, “So…you’re the boss of all schools.”
And here we are…😁
Thanks for the gift and the title!!!
Buses pull out at 10 AM each day for food distribution. It may not have been church bells; it’s still a “joyful noise.” Thank you to all who are feeding children. 🚌
This is one of 4 distribution sites in Lawrence County.
#AllinLC
#TogetherKY
#TeamKentucky
@GovAndyBeshear
Restructuring a sewage bill, passing it in committee without open discussions among all members and without actuarial analysis, rushing a vote on a 291-page bill,... Please don’t tell me to TRUST that this is the best decision for education.
#LoveKYPublicEducation
A legislator stated that (paraphrasing) really the other half day is just eating lunch, going to recess and taking a nap, so he felt like districts should pay for that.
Not sure which district he is talking about, but this is what I see in LC and in other KY districts!
#AllinLC
I do feel that it is my responsibility/duty, as a dad, to embarrass my kids from time to time.
So…with my favorite Christmas pic and its recreation …
#ProudDad
*Maybe future educator, maybe superintendent?
*Will be an awesome doctor (just like her mom)
*A gifted welder
Thank you to these awesome people for allowing me to be “All in LC” for the last 10 years.
It was a great ride with folks who have been, not just the LC Board members, but also my friends.
Thank you, again!
#AllinLC
⚠️ Dad Tweet:
Getting home at 3 AM after the last baseball game for this guy. He had to ride the bus 1 more time.
#LCClassOf2021
Very proud of the young man he has become.
#ProudDad
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Great pic of the 58th District Player of the Year with the scoreboard that his brother welded the attached bats/baseballs signs. ⚾️
An RBI double is also included. 😁
#ProudDad
Tonight’s Lawrence County Board of Education meeting was a great display of how people can voice their opinions on issues that we hold dear while being respectful of each other.
Our community keeps reminding of why I am proud to be
#AllinLC
LCHS administrators are scheduling class meetings w/students and KSP to discuss issues such as the seriousness of:
(1) Making school safety threats;
(2) Fabricating threats; and
(3) Spreading rumors of threats.
And to get input from STUDENTS on safety.
#StudentVoice
#AllinLC
I am thankful for these folks who are transporting, loading, unloading, and working to help with the
#PackTheBus
campaign for western KY today!
#AllinLC
The Governor has not made a recommendation to close schools. He has directed school officials to be prepared in the event that schools would have to close. The situation is evolving. Expect more information later today. (March 12, 2020)
#AllinLC
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🎂Happy Birthday to this 19 year old (and now officially a junior at Asbury U.)!
@asburysoftball1
🎉We started with a small party this morning. 👍
There are so many rumors out there. In understand the fear, but we will get through this.
#StayCalm
We should not add to the fear by passing the rumors.
My personal rule: I only repeat what I hear from Beshear (when it deals with COVID-19). 👍
@GovAndyBeshear
#TogetherKY
The Louisa Middle leadership team is now complete!
Congratulations to Mrs. Kristy Sammons who moved into the principal role on January 1, and to Mr. Bryan Short who filled the assistant principal role last week!
#AllinLC
On behalf of
@LCHS_Bulldogs
football and the rest of Bulldog Nation, our prayers go out to the Cross family and the rest of Pond Creek Nation.
May God provide His comfort.
In Noah’s honor and memory…
#AllinBelfry
#42Strong
(Pics by Coach Alan Short)