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Building Materials Donations Hand in Hand Ministries and St. Vincent Mission in David are two Floyd County-based non-profit organizations that are feeling the effects of higher prices on building materials.The St. Vincent Mission Executive Director says they do alot of summer home repair projects for those who are less fortunate or elderly making handicap…
College Enrollment Numbers Down In regional news, enrollment numbers for secondary education institutions declined in spring 2021 by 3.5%, according to recent data estimates.The decrease came at the undergraduate level, with 603,000 fewer students enrolled in a college program. Graduate programs saw a 4.6% increase.“In West Virginia, as population has declined, we’ve seen fewer…
USDA Money To Eastern KY Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announced the investment of $100,000 in two Eastern Kentucky communities. The Knott County Fiscal Court will receive a $50,000 community facilities grant to help purchase a tractor loader backhoe for the Knox County Road Department.Another $50,000 community facilities…
AMEN House Receives Food While the center has fortunatley seen a decrease in need, Wednesday in Georgetown, the AMEN House received a donation of a TON of food- literally.“And there’s nothing worse than being hungry and you can’t tell by looking at somebody that they are hungry and so we may never know that…
Honoring A Firefighter A student from Hazard High School and a volunteer firefighter the community gathered Wednesday to remember the life of Captain Scott Virgil Hensley, who died on June 19th.Those who knew Hensley say he loved his family and his community. “A phrase that would describe Scott would be the most …to me…
Spending COVID-19 Money Kentucky’s Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon released a report Wednesday detailing how the state spent federal COVID-19 relief money.Harmon says it is important to shed light on how the more than $1.7 billion in CARES Act money Kentucky received was spent.“From the final standpoint, the taxpayers need to be engaged…
Kentucky Courts Catching Up Now that Kentucky courts can get back in session, Fayette County has a backlog of about 144 cases set for trial, more than 70 are pending homicide cases.“There is a lot of work to be done between now and catching up which I think will probably take a couple of…
MIA Veteran Comes Home Corporal Burl Mullins of Pikeville has officially made it home after more than 70 years overseas. He fought in World War II before reenlisting to fight in the Korean War, where he went MIA in 1950 at the age of 23.On June 22, Cpl. Mullins was flown into the Cincinnati/Northern…
Fourth Of July Safety Word is getting out to stay safe over the Fourth of July. In Lexington, the firework regulation laws are straightforward. Anything that goes up or blows up is not allowed.Lexington Fire Department Battalion Chief Jordan Saas says they receive calls every year for potential fires. He says fireworks can land…
Floyd County Shooting Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 9 say they were called to a shooting in Floyd County on Sunday.Troopers say 43-year-old Kenneth Harris was found shot at a home on Valleydale Road in Prestonsburg.They say a juvenile boy was arrested and charged with murder as a result of the investigation.State Police…