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Fire Destroys Home In Perry County A fire destroyed a home in Perry County on Monday afternoon.Officials say they received a call around 1 p.m. that a home was on fire at Shuckbean Hollow.When the Hazard Fire Department arrived the house was engulfed in flames.”What we’ve tried to do is just try to contain…
KY State Fair Officials Release Attendance Figures Kentucky State Fair officials say attendance was down this year but revenue was up. Recently released attendance figures show a drop of more than 25,000. This year’s fair ran from Aug. 15 to 25 and drew 589,170 people. Last year, attendance was 614,470.Temperatures well into the 90s…
Special Kids To Join University Of KY’s Catwalk This Fall The University of Kentucky’s Cat Walk before football games will have a special guest each week this fall.The athletics department says offensive tackle and engineering student Luke Fortner and a team of engineers from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky worked for months to design and…
Miners Waiting For Paychecks Blackjewel miners say they are ready to go home after spending 6 weeks protesting on train tracks in Cumberland.Miners say they never expected they would be on the tracks for six weeks when they started. One miner says the days are hot and the nights are cold, but the miners…
Housing Authority Executive Arrested Williamsburg Police have arrested the city’s housing authority executive after he was placed on administrative leave.Jail records show 52-year-old James Loveitt is charged with second-degree forgery and abuse of public trust. Reports indicate this comes after Mayor Roddy Harrison said the city placed Lovitt under administrative leave until the city…