“I Can Rejoice” 2020 Spring Sharathon I think it would be fair to say that none of us are in the circumstances now that we were expecting to be in just two or three months ago. How things have changed in such a short period of time: Plans canceled, work disrupted, school different, and…
Kentucky Unemployment Numbers Climbing Nearly 400,000 Kentucky residents have filed for unemployment benefits in the past four weeks as the coronavirus caused another round of massive layoffs in the state’s battered economy.A total of 115,763 Kentuckians filed unemployment claims last week, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. That was down slightly from the prior…
State School Board Appointments The Kentucky Senate confirmed all but one of Gov. Andy Beshear’s appointments to the state school board, accepting the continuity of a new board amid the coronavirus outbreak that closed schools.The lone appointment rejected in the high-stakes vote Wednesday night was the state board’s chairman, David Karem. The former longtime…
Donation Fund For Kentuckians A donation fund run by the state that offers help during the coronavirus outbreak has raised nearly $2 million, with more than half coming from an Kentucky Colonels contribution.The Team Kentucky Fund has received funding from about 7,000 donors, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday. The fund offers financial aid for…
Protestors Want To Work Governor Andy Beshear managed to give his daily update on COVID-19 in Kentucky, despite loud protesting outside of the conference. The governor reported 88 new cases and seven new deaths, though the governor said those could be understated.That brings the totals to 2,291 and 122. Portions of the governor’s announcement…
Bridge Under Repair The City of Prestonsburg announced Wednesday afternoon that the bridge off of KY-114, which takes drivers from US-23 to West Prestonsburg near Archer Park, is closed until further notice becasue of concrete damage.The bridge is on KY-2555. Drivers can detour using University Drive from US-23 and US-460 or by using KY-302…