Kentucky Teacher of the Year presentation

UPDATE 2: There will be a police escort for teacher Mandy Perez and other school officials who are returning from Frankfort this afternoon about 3:45pm. The motorcade will pass through downtown Marion. The school district asking for the community to be on Marion's sidewalks to show support for Perez, the state's Teacher of the Year. 

UPDATE: Perez is selected Kentucky Teacher of the Year.

Watch it Here Live

Stay tuned for more details in this week's edition of The Crittenden Press.

ORIGINAL POST

Crittenden County teacher Mandy Perez is among a handful of finalists for Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award, which will be presented during a ceremony this morning in Frankfort. 

Perez and the other finalists were among 1,987 nominees for the honor. 

Watch the entire presentation ceremony Live Right Here on Gov. Andy Beshear's Facebook page or the Governor's YouTube Channel.

The presentation ceremony begins at 9am CST.