KY State University Finances Kentucky State University is taking corrective actions to stabilize the school’s finances after the resignation of its president last month.The university’s board of regents was recently briefed on its finances that include $13 million in pending, past due or unpaid debts.The university says the debts include $3 million in vendor…
Christian School Floods Heavy rain fell across Eastern Kentucky Thursday and in the Campton area of Wolfe County, about 20 homes were affected as well as a school.One of the locations sustained substantial damage is Bethany Christian School. Classes at the school were supposed to start next week, but now that’s uncertain without help…
Healthcare Worker Week Healthcare workers get a whole week dedicated to them starting Monday, August 23rd. Governor Andy Beshear made the announcement during his Team Kentucky update that the week beginning August 22nd will be all about the healthcare workers of the state.This announcement comes in the middle of a surge of COVID-19 cases…
New Power Lines In Pike County Pike County is going to be replacing some power lines that have been around since the 1940s.Kentucky Power announced in a news release that the they are preparing an application to improve electrical routes across the Pike County region. The project would retire approximately nine miles of dated…
Renewable Biofuels In KY Renewable biofuels are going to become more accessible to 23 states in the union including Kentucky.According to a news release, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced Thursday that the US Department for Agriculture (USDA) would be investing $26 million to expand availability of renewable fuels.The infrastructure improvements…
Eastern KY Population Increase Data from the 2020 U.S. Census showed a population decrease for the majority of Eastern Kentucky, except for a few communities.Hazard, Pikeville, and Middlesboro were among the handful of Eastern Kentucky cities that experienced a population increase in the last decade, with Hazard and Pikeville seeing a double digit jump.…
Knott County Schools Closure Knott County schools will be closed for the rest of the week, due to the coronavirus.Supt. Brent Hoover made that announcement on the school district’s Facebook page.In his post, Hoover said the decision was made to mitigate the further spread of COVID-19.The closure also shuts down all extracurricular activities, school-sponsored…
University Of KY Alzheimer’s Research University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center received $14.5 million on Wednesday to continue Alzheimer’s research and outreach for patients and families in Kentucky.“Few words are more frightening and haunting than ‘you have Alzheimer’s,’” said UK President Dr. Eli Capilouto. As of 2020, 75,000 Kentuckians struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, and the…
Counties In The Red Zone With nearly all of the state’s counties in the red zone, Governor Beshear announced another day with more than 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 across the Commonwealth.The governor announced 3,576 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 525,746.987 of Wednesday’s new cases were children 18 and younger.…
KY State Fair COVID-19 Guidance Kentucky State Fair has provided guidance for masking and attendance for guests under 18 years old.The fair board previously announced on August 2 they would be adhering to policies put in place for the Kentucky Exposition Center as well as other state government buildings requiring masks.Guests attending the fair…