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Perry County COVID-19 Numbers Perry County still leads the state with an incidence rate of 208.5 per 100,000 people. The two counties in the state not in the red zone are Clinton and Crittenden counties.If you have any questions about the coronavirus in Kentucky, call the state’s COVID-19 hotline at 1-800-722-5725.Governor Andy Beshear announced…
Dirt Bikes Stolen Four Kawasaki dirt bikes were stolen from the Jackson YPK Motorsports location Sunday morning, according to the Breathitt County Sheriff’s Office.Breathitt County Sheriff John Hollan said at 4 a.m., five men wearing black hoodies and driving a U-Haul broke the front door down and took the four bikes.Anyone with information are…
Pikeville Firefighters Honored In the past 60 days, the Pikeville Fire Department has been involved in multiple rescues. One in July, where a kayaker got stuck in swift water. Two high-angle rescues were performed in August. One on Foxcroft Lane after a man was stranded on a high ledge after tipping his lawnmower over…
Annual Stair Climb For the ninth year, Thursday night at Kroger Field, the Lexington Fire Department held its annual stair climb to honor the lives lost in the 9/11 attacks.Participants climbed 110 flights of stairs total to represent the police and firefighters who gave their lives that day.Battalion Chief Jordan Saas said this is…
Awaiting Fall Colors As summer wraps up here in the Bluegrass, signs of fall are already starting to show up across the state. After a particularly fall friendly spring and summer, vibrant autumn colors look to be on tap this year. We should have some good color out there this year,” said Professor Laurie…
Positivity Rate Climbing Governor Andy Beshear announced a positivity rate above 14% on Thursday for the second day in a row. This was slightly lower than Wednesday at 14.04%.The Governor also announced more than 5,252 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 615,168.1,602 of Thursday’s new cases were children 18 and…
Baby Safety Month September is baby safety month and there are a lot of things parents can practice at home to keep their child safe.For safe sleep, you should share the room with your baby but not the bed. The baby should always sleep on its back and in a crib with nothing else…
Floyd County Tourism The Eastern Kentucky Trails Property and Campground is open to visitors with four of the planned 12 RV hook-ups ready to run electricity, water, sewage, and more.The site is set up just off of the intersection in David, next to the trail. Developers Greg and Randy Davis say it is about…
Fire smoldering in Spanish Springs A fire smoldering in a gravel pit in Spanish Springs Valley is causing some unhealthy air. KOLO-TV reports the fire is burning in a compost pile at a landscaping supply company that turns wood and other materials into compost. Truckee Meadows firefighters say the fire is difficult to douse…
KY special election set for Nov. 2 Special elections will happen November 2 in Kentucky to fill three vacancies in the General Assembly. Rep. John Bam Carney of the 51st District, and Senator Tom Buford of the 22nd District both died necessitating the need to fill their seats. Rep. Robert Goforth resigned opening a…