Flooding Shock As the people of Eastern Kentucky recover from two ice storms hitting the region, they are now in shock as flooding hits counties throughout the mountains. On Monday, a state of emergency was issued in the county due to the dangerous conditions and city officials have plans to send in the national…
KY Farmers Receive Much Needed Funding To keep Kentucky farms productive, a total of $5.9 million in tobacco settlement funds will go to nearly 600 farm projects across Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said.The Kentucky Soil and Water Conservation Commission selected 592 projects in 86 counties to receive the funding, Beshear and Energy and Environment…
Flooding And Power Outages Deputies with the Breathitt County Sheriff’s Office released a statement for anyone that needs assistance due to flooding.Police say that the state, county and city agencies are available to help.Deputies say water is rising, asking people to not take an unnecessary risk.First responders worked throughout the night to assess roads…
Pulaski County Sees Heavy Rainfall Officials spent much of Sunday evening working as flooding and heavy rain impacted roads in Pulaski County.Crews say most of the issues are in smaller neighborhoods or on back roads.Acorn-Ano Road had a massive sinkhole open-up in front of houses. Emergency Management officials worked to try and fill in…
Celly The Bear Appalachian Wireless officials announced on Friday people can now take selfies with “Celly” the bear.You can find “Celly” at the Main Street Entrance of the Appalachian Wireless Arena.“Appalachian Wireless loves partnering with our communities to help in any way we can,” officials said in a Facebook post. “When offered the opportunity…
KY Flooding District Ten of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has issued warnings of high water in several areas.In Estill County, this includes KY 1571 between mile markers 4-5 and KY 3328 between mile markers 0-1.In Powell County, this includes KY 11, KY 613, KY 1057, KY 1184, and KY 2026.Water is also over…
Foster Care Case Reviewers Needed Volunteers are being sought in nearly half of Kentucky’s counties to review cases of children in the foster care system, officials said.Citizen Foster Care Review Boards want people who can review cases to ensure that foster children are placed in safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible, a statement…
Pro-Life Measure In KY The Kentucky House passed a measure that’s aimed at adding language to the state constitution to ensure it doesn’t offer protections for abortion.The proposed constitutional amendment cleared the Republican-led House on a 76-20 vote after a long and impassioned debate. The measure now goes to the Senate.The proposal, if approved…
Appalachian Center For The Arts The Appalachian Center for the Arts is preparing to open its newest exhibit.“Crossroads: Change in Rural America” is an exhibit from the Smithsonian that takes a look at rural America, diving into the ways rural areas have changed and grown across the nation over the years. There’s rural New…
No Knock Warrants Nearly a year after a young black woman was killed in a deadly police shooting, the state legislature is advancing a bill dealing with No Knock warrants.Senate Bill Four would not entirely ban the use of No Knocks, but it would limit them.Many support the bill, but some in Louisville claim…