School Safety Some positive education news, almost all schools in the state are compliant with the School Safety and Resiliency Act (SSRA), per a news release.Thanks to the additional help from Governor Andy Beshear’s $18.2 million budget allocation, almost all schools meet SSRA standards, according the first school risk assessment report.Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman,…
Leslie County Schools Cancelled Another Eastern Kentucky school district is canceling classes due to the coronavirus.In a Facebook post from Leslie County Schools on Sunday, officials with the district said due to “an increase in COVID cases in our schools and additional class quarantines, school will be canceled through August 27th.”School officials say the…
Opioid Abuse Funding For KY Kentucky will be getting almost $1.2 million to help fight opioid abuse.According to a news release, Governor Andy Beshear joined Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Kerry Harvey to announce a grant awarded by Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid and Stimulant Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP).This grant…
Elkhorn City Women’s Center New hope for women in Eastern KY battling addiction, a new residential treatment center has recently opened in Pike County that focuses on treatment and recovery for those women.A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place recently for the Judi Patton Center for Families, a new female-only substance abuse disorder residential treatment facility…
Pike County Roads Money Gov. Andy Beshear visited Pike county recently and stopped by the Pike County Courthouse with a check.The $367,650 is for resurfacing of roads in the northern part of the county.The routes to be resurfaced are the Right Fork of Brushy Creek and Rockhouse Fork of Big Creek.The two projects will…
Injunction Dissolved The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ordered the Franklin Circuit Court to dissolve an injunction that stopped new laws passed by the state legislature to be implemented.The ruling allows the Republican-backed laws that limit Governor Andy Beshear’s emergency powers. Echoing similar sentiments from the governor’s office, Colmon Elridge, head of the Kentucky Democratic…
FDA Issues Warning The Food and Drug Administration says it has received multiple reports of patients hospitalized after taking ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug commonly used in horses, to treat or prevent COVID-19.“You are not a horse,” the FDA tweeted on Saturday. “You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.”The FDA has not approved…
Helping Area Veterans As the crisis in Afghanistan unfolds and the Taliban take control, U.S. Marine veteran Zachary McGuffey is holding a care group at the Warrior Hall for his fellow vets who are having memories of their tours in the Middle East.McGuffey said he has been receiving calls from veterans saying they are…
KY State Fair Opens The first day back to the KY State Fair brought certain rules, such as wearing masks inside and having an attendance policy for those under under 18 after 6 p.m. According to a Kentucky State Fair spokesperson, the attendance policy for minors was put in place after a fight broke…
Blue Grass Airport Repairs The Blue Grass Airport is closed to begin work on a major resurfacing project that hasn’t been done since 2006.“Usually it’s every 12 to 15 years we in partnership with the FAA have to resurface the runway, make sure the condition is safe and ready to go for all the…