SPOTLIGHT ON KNOX CITY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2026 GRADUATION

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  • ATKNOXCITYHIGHSCHOOLGRADUATION Valedictorian Coltan Cox gave an inspirational address.
    ATKNOXCITYHIGHSCHOOLGRADUATION Valedictorian Coltan Cox gave an inspirational address.
  • STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES as the KCHS grads thanked their family and friends.
    STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES as the KCHS grads thanked their family and friends.
  • LIVE LOVE READ LIKE LYNDON The 2026 Lyndon Baty Memorial Award was presented to Knox City High Schoo’s Ryker Yates.
    LIVE LOVE READ LIKE LYNDON The 2026 Lyndon Baty Memorial Award was presented to Knox City High Schoo’s Ryker Yates.
  • SO LONG, FAREWELL Kamryn Pepper exits the KCHS graduation with a wave to family and friends.
    SO LONG, FAREWELL Kamryn Pepper exits the KCHS graduation with a wave to family and friends.

    In graduation exercises May 18, 2026, at Knox County High School, there are 10 graduates. A total of $35,000 in local scholarships were awarded to those who applied. Coltan Cox was the valedictorian, and K’Lee Grimsley was the salutatorian.

    Also at the ceremony, Knox City Elementary School principal Jordan Carter presented The Lyndon Baty Memorial Live, Love, Read Like Lyndon Award recipient, Ryker…