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Interviewing For Education Commissioner Three remaining candidates for Kentucky education commissioner have been identified and will be interviewed this week in Louisville.The Board of Education released the names of the three on Wednesday. They are Jason Glass, superintendent and chief learner for Jeffco Public Schools in the metro Denver area; Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean…
Renewing KY Licenses Kentucky licenses, permits and IDs that expire starting Tuesday will no longer have a 90-day extension period for renewal.Any licenses that expired between March 18 and July 6 still fall under the emergency order that automatically provides a 90-day extension.Gov. Andy Beshear put the order in place after all driver’s license…
Honoring A Black Woman A mural of a Black woman who was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky, will be painted in a historically Black neighborhood in Annapolis, Maryland.The Capital Gazette reports that artists and volunteers will paint a 7,000-square-foot mural of Breonna Taylor.Taylor was shot and killed by police in her Louisville apartment…
Appalachian Quilt And Craft Grand Opening Appalachian Quilt and Craft held its grand opening on Saturday.The shop is located on Main Street, right next door to Read Spotted Newt. The quilt and craft shop offers brightly colored fabrics, yarn and buttons, everything a sewer may need.“It’s a really nice thing to add to this…
Limits on Auto Racetracks Lifted A judge has blocked some limits on auto racetracks and child care facilities put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, reasoning that participating in those kind of businesses is a value judgment best left to individuals.Boone Circuit Court Judge Richard Brueggemann’s ruling keeps Kentucky from enforcing a rule…
Hazard First Baptist Postpones Indoor Services Hazard First Baptist Church planned to open its doors and hold its first in-person services since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday. Since April, the church has held drive-in services.“Our people have enjoyed being apart of these services, it gives us at least an opportunity to get…