Somerset Funding Major funding for replacement of wastewater treatment facilities is going to the City of Somerset receiving a major grant to help with infrastructure improvements in the near future.On Monday, Governor Andy Beshear announced that Somerset would receive a $3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to upgrade city infrastructure.…
Special Elections Secretary of State Michael Adams has announced that special elections will be held on November 2 to fill three vacancies in the General Assembly.Voters will choose new state representatives and a new state senator 51st House District: seat vacated by death of Rep. John “Bam” Carney, representing Adair and Taylor Counties,89th House…
Afghan Refugees To KY As evacuation plans continue in Kabul, Afghanistan, Kentucky will see refugees entering South Central Kentucky beginning this week.The International Center of Kentucky located in Bowling Green has been notified that as many as 200 refugees from Afghanistan will be coming in the months ahead.According to the International Center the first…
Eastern KY Covid-19 Numbers The numbers keep rising with a few Eastern Kentucky counties seeing the highest COVID-19 incidence rates across the region.Some of those counties include Letcher, Lee and Owsley.Director of the Kentucky River District Health Department, Scott Lockard, said he is seeing the most widespread transmission since the pandemic began.Lockard said the…
Helping In Louisiana Kentucky based teams are deploying to areas in Louisiana hit hard by Hurricane Ida.And they’re already making plans to help in Mississippi, too.“The 10-foot number is a devastating number because we know what that looks like in that area. Sadly, Louisiana is a state EDS is very familiar with,” said Emergency…
Real Estate Cooling In KY The real estate market is showing signs it’s cooling off Relators report an eight perent decrease from last year.Realtors said the hot housing market is changing, but still strong. Rick Pannell, a real estate broker with Team Pannell Real Estate, said months of record-breaking home sales and low inventory…
Pike County Schools Quarantined The Pike County School District will be closed for one week due to COVID-19 illnesses and quarantines.The announcement was made on the Pike County Central High School’s Facebook page.The district will be closed from August 30th to September 6th. District officials said these will not be NTI days and will…
KY Apple Festival Cancelled According to a Facebook post, the 2021 Kentucky Apple Festival has been canceled and postponed to 2022.Festival leaders said on Facebook they consulted with local health and emergency management officials and made the decision to cancel until 2022.“There were a number of factors involved in this situation that left us…
Knox County Man Killed In Kabul A 23-year-old Knoxville man was killed in the Kabul airport attack, according to his family.Ryan Knauss was one of the 13 United States troops killed in the attack.Knauss attended Gibbs High School before joining the Army, his grandmother said. She also said he enrolled right after his graduation.…
Jobs For The Commonwealth In a news release on Thursday, Governor Andy Beshear announced that a company’s expansion could bring 200 full-time jobs to the Commonwealth.Chapin International Inc., a compressed air sprayer manufacturer, plans to expand its Rockcastle County facility and add a new location in Boyle County.The company also will increase investment in its…