Preparing for state DYW

Published 11:31 am Friday, January 11, 2019

Lincoln County’s Distinguished Young Woman Jessie Wilson has spent the past week preparing to compete for the state title at the Kentucky Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Program this weekend.

Wilson and dozens of other DYW winners from across the state will be competing for thousands of dollars in college scholarships Jan. 11 and 12.

The state program will be held Friday and Saturday at the Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington.

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The preliminaries are Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 11:30 a.m. The finals will be Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m.