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Big Ideas Festival Food trucks booths and live music will be at the Big Ideas Festival in Hazard that promises to be a three-day experience of insightful storytelling, arts and culture and community building.The Festival starts on Thursday September 29, and runs through Saturday afternoon, Oct. 1.Event Co-Coordinator Stacie Fugate says there will be…
Ford Plant It has been one year since the largest economic development project in Kentucky’s history.The production on Ford’s electric vehicle battery park in Hardin County is officially underway after an announcement by governor Beshear.To celebrate the announcement, KFC has made limited-edition KenTRUCKy! buckets and has renamed itself on Twitter as KenTRUCKy Fried Chicken.…
Blue-White Game Kentucky will play its annual Blue-White men’s basketball scrimmage in eastern Kentucky to benefit victims of the devastating summer floods.The school announced that the Oct. 22 event at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville will feature a pregame Fan Fest. Ticket proceeds will go through Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief. Source:…
Emergency Disaster Services Emergency Disaster Services is coming to Florida from Lexington to help ahead of Hurricane Ian’s impact.While the hurricane’s track still has some uncertainties, this isn’t the group’s first hurricane and they know the time to prepare is now.Matthew Daley with Emergency Disaster Services says 1,000 workers are on their way to…
Breathitt County Curfew Ends Nearly two months after deadly flooding in our region, one sheriff says the curfew in his county has ended. Breathitt County Sheriff John Hollan posted on his Facebook page it ended at 6 a.m. Monday, September 26th. Source: MG News Return to News
Extended FEMA Deadline Gov. Andy Beshear posted on Facebook that the Sept. 28 FEMA deadline has been extended to Oct. 28.The deadline was extended for people within the 13 counties approved to apply for individual assistance. Source: MG News Return to News
Airlines And Hurricane Ian The four largest U.S. airlines, including Southwest, American, Delta, and United, have all issued travel alerts for destinations most likely to be affected by Hurricane Ian this upcoming weekend.“If you go with American Airlines website, they have the cities listed they expect to be impacted. They’re [the companies] giving waivers…