Agriculture Mental Health Grant The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding a $500,000 grant to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.This grant will help the KDA expand its efforts to address stress, mental health, and suicide prevention among agriculture producers.“Focusing on mental health is key to having a healthy agriculture community,” Commissioner of Agriculture Dr.…
Food Bank Needs As food banks across Kentucky prepare Thanksgiving meals ahead of the holiday this year, many have been facing setbacks with one of the main issues involving the supply chain.Along with supply chain issues, even when food banks find what they need, this year, they’re also paying a much higher price, which…
Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Kentucky Court of Appeals judge Kelly Thompson of Bowling Green filed for the 2022 election for Kentucky Supreme Court Justice.Thompson is running for the vacancy created by the retirement of Chief Justice John Minton, who is also from Bowling Green.In November 2006, Judge Thompson was elected to the Court of…
Whitley County Sheriff Retires After 21 years of service to the community, Whitley County Sheriff, Todd Shelley has announced his resignation.He said he’s stepping down to spend more time with his family. He added that his wife plans to retire in the near future too.The Emergency Management Director, Danny Moses, will step in as…
Community Thanksgiving Dinner The annual One Church of Eastern Kentucky Community Thanksgiving Dinner is on the books for Thanksgiving day as churches and organizations in Pike County prepare to feed thousands of meals to people in need this season.The dinner, which will be held in person this year after grab-and-go and delivery options replaced…
Corbin Film Made locally in the city he grew up in, an Eastern Kentucky filmmaker is debuting his newest creation in Corbin.Native Matthew Smitley produced the film called “The Arbors” during September, using locals from the area as actors and crew.The finished product will be shown today at the Tri-County Cineplex in Corbin.It tells…
Economic Growth Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky’s record-setting pace for economic development growth has exceeded $10 billion in private-sector investments this year for the first time in quite awhile in a 10 month span.He says the amount includes new location announcements and expansion projects.The governor says those investments led to more than 15,200 full-time…
Corbin Marathon Corbin officials are preparing for the Colonel Sanders Half Marathon & 10K Race.Featuring a 13 and six mile race, the event has seen a strong response with more than 200 participants signed up.60% of which are coming from out of state.Corbin Tourism Executive Director Maggy Monhollen said all proceeds are going towards…
Rep. Huff Not Seeking Re-Election Rep. Regina Huff represents the 82nd State House District, which includes Whitley and parts of Laurel Counties.She has served in the General Assembly in 2011.Huff isn’t running for re-election.She also endorsed Republican candidate Nick Wilson in the 2022 election.Huff drew controversy in July when she sent a tweet comparing…
Harlan Man Indicted A Harlan County man’s been indicted by a federal grand jury for lying on applications to receive federal COVID-19 relief funds.The Herald-Leader reports that a grand jury indicted David Christopher Lewis in early August for taking $370,000 in funding from a federal program set up to help businesses hurt by the…