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KY Roads Sign Removal A sign removal project is underway in the seven counties of Highway District 12 – Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Martin and Pike – the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced in a recent statement. All signs illegally placed on state right of way will be removed – this includes signage for…
Bear Hunting Season Changes Several change-ups to simplify bear hunting regulations are now in place in Kentucky.Regulation changes proposed by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission received final legislative approval on Oct. 20.Gone are the eight zones and harvest quotas that shut down a season once a set number of female bears was harvested.…
KY Court Of Appeals Judge Passes Away Former Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Tom Emberton of Edmonton passed away Thursday in a tragic house fire.Edmonton’s mayor, Doug Smith sent out the following statement about Emberton, “Today, Kentucky lost a great father, husband, friend and statesman in a tragic accidental house fire. Tom heroically made…
Medicaid Expansion Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has announced plans to extend Medicaid coverage for dental, vision and hearing care to hundreds of thousands of adults.He said the initiative removes some health obstacles keeping people from working. He added the expansion will cover about 900,000 adults enrolled in Medicaid.They’ll be eligible for the extended benefits…
Appalachian Money To East KY Governor Andy Beshear said several Eastern Kentucky communities received more than $9.9 million in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) funds to support 11 projects including the UPIKE Ag-Tech Innovation Center of Excellence.The projects will create more than 600 jobs and will…
Flood Debris If you are still cleaning up from flooding in late July, the deadline to move debris to state or county rights-of-way or a designated community drop-off site is quickly approaching.Crews are making final rounds of debris collection. You should move your debris to state or county rights-of-way or drop-off sites by Nov.…