FEMA Mobile Centers

FEMA Mobile Centers Mobile disaster recovery centers are open in Magoffin and Owsley counties to assist Kentucky flood victims.Magoffin County: Magoffin County Health Dept.-119 E. Mountain Parkway Salyersville, KY 41465 and Owsley County: Owsley Rec Center-99 County Barn Road Booneville, KY 41314.The mobile centers will be open until 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, according…

Leslie County Road Construction

Leslie County Road Construction Officials are warning drivers of possible traffic delays on U.S. 421 in Leslie County.A cross drain project is underway. The construction will be between Rocky Field Road and Elmers Lane.One lane will be closed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.And transportation officials are warning of possibloe 45 minutes delays on…

Flood Clean-Up Activities

Flood Clean-Up Activities Be aware of cleanup activities throughout Eastern KY. In Breathitt and Perry Counties, contract crews will be working on debris removal throughout the day today.The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet awarded a contract for cleanup to AshBritt in the flood-affected areas of the region. Eleven of the 13 counties covered by the disaster…

KY Judge

KY Judge A Kentucky judge was suspended with pay on Friday following testimony that he pressured a lawyer practicing in his court to support his reelection campaign.Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission voted 3-2 to suspend 42nd Judicial Circuit Judge Jamie Jameson following a daylong hearing in which he told commissioners they were being used for…

CDC Relaxes COVID-19 Guidelines

CDC Relaxes COVID-19 Guidelines Now that Kentucky students head back to school, the CDC has relaxed its COVID guidelines. Local doctor Jeff Foxx says this is still a fluid situation that could see further changes, especially as Kentucky’s children return to classrooms.?We don’t know what’s going to happen when the kids go back to…

Jackson County Off-Roaders Donations

Jackson County Off-Roaders Donations Gospel Light Baptist Church of Hazard, and others filled up their ATVs as much as they could to help flooding victims.“We’re trying to help the community out as much as possible and when other counties called to request help. We put the word out and most of our members joined…

Church Donations

Church Donations Local priest Father Jim Sichko has been receiving donations from people hoping to help out flood victims through him. He went to Hindman Settlement School to give out $5000 worth of Amazon gift cards to flood victims. Sichko, who is based out of Lexington, says the visit was in honor of two…