Breathitt County Bottled Water Sites The Breathitt County Water District posted on Facebook that the city water plant is down.Until it is fixed and operational, the county cannot pump water and can’t find the breaks in the lines in the county.Restoration time is unknown at this time.Bottled water is available at Breathitt County High…
More Mental Health Services A new initiative is aimed at providing more mental health services to college students.The initiative will use $1.5 million in federal relief funds to boost mental health on campuses as COVID-19 continues to drive stress and uncertainty among students, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education announced on Tuesday. …
KY’s Open Records Law A coalition of open government advocates, including The Associated Press, is opposing a bill they say weakens Kentucky’s open records law.The bill imposes a residency requirement on open records requests, and gives lawmakers the ability to deny requests without the option of appeal. Legislators in the Kentucky House voted 71-27…
Beshear Opens More Businesses Gov. Andy Beshear announced 18 industries including bowling alleys, restaurants and government offices can increase capacity to 60 percent as the state completes its seventh straight week of declining COVID-19 cases.Beshear also reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since Sept. 28 and the lowest positivity rate since Oct.…
Pike County Emergency Center Since the weekend storm caused so much flooding Pike Judge-Executive Ray Jones has opened an Emergency Operations Center and issued a declaration of emergency.“At this point, we are still trying to get an accurate picture,” Jones said. “We have widespread damage.“To help county road crews, the National Guard is sending…
KY Campgrounds Opening This Month Kentucky State Parks are preparing to open campgrounds across the state this month.Campsites at 30 parks will be available beginning on March 12, Kentucky State Parks said in a statement on Monday. Guests will be required to adhere to restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, including wearing a mask…
Love Local, Small Business Flood Relief Fund The Downtown Beattyville Alliance, which is a partnership between Beattyville Main Street and Beattyville/Lee County Tourism, has created the “Love Local, Small Business Flood Relief Fund.”Many of the downtown businesses, along with almost every building, were hit hard by the floods. Some businesses were destroyed.The funds collected…
Field To Fork Program Even experienced hunters struggle to call turkeys into range … so this is why The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources are creating a web series to assist with hunting turkeys and all experiences are welcome.The five part web series begins March 4 on the department’s YouTube channel.The Field to…
Floyd County Schools Offer Warmth Whether you’re a victim of the flooding or still dealing with last week’s winter weather and power outages, five schools in Floyd County will open their doors Tuesday to the community.Superintendent Danny Adkins says the schools will serve as warming stations and charging stations for people’s phones and other…
Better Weather Ahead Sunny skies mixed with a few clouds is forecast today. That will be a welcome sight to all those who have fought flood water over the last three days. Temperatures should top out around 50 or just a little bit above for most locations.Unfortunately, our high water problems are not over…