KSP Do’s And Don’ts Kentucky State Police (KSP) officials posted on Facebook about what dispatchers can and cannot do during snowy conditions.What dispatchers cannot do:Officials said dispatchers cannot tell callers what road conditions are as they are working inside of a building and cannot see the interstate.No, dispatchers cannot tell callers if a grocery…
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office Needs Help Floyd County Sheriff’s Office officials need help in finding a man who is responsible for causing property damage on Saturday.Officials said the man drove his car into a carport causing it to collapse. It happened around 1:20 p.m., near the 3000 Block on RT 2030 in the Frog…
Registering For A Vaccine You can now pre-register for covid vaccine if you are 60 or older!. If you are 60 years of age or older and a resident living in Pikeville Medical Center’s service areas, preferably of Pike, Floyd, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, or Johnson counties, you are now eligible to pre-register…
University Of Cumberland Gives Back One school in Eastern Kentucky is giving back to it’s student body…literally.The University of the Cumberland recently received nearly $6 million in COVID-19 relief funding and has decided to direct all of it to funding it’s undergraduate students.Full-time, degree-seeking undergraduates will receive direct payments of $1,500, with Pell eligible…
COVID-19 Variant In The Commonwealth As the world’s battle with COVID-19 rages on, another variant has made its way into America.According to the Associated Press, a new variant of the coronavirus emerged Thursday. The mutated version of the virus, first identified in South Africa, was found in two cases in South Carolina. Public health…
Small Business Grants In Whitesburg Appalshop in Whitesburg is partnering with the Letcher County Tourism Commission and CANE Kitchen to provide grants to small businesses in Whitesburg.They selected nine businesses based on their efforts to keep the community safe during the pandemic.The grants can be up to $2,000. Businesses selected include Heritage Kitchen, and…
Feeding KY Gets Inaugural Funds The Beshear-Coleman inaugural fund had $15,673 left in it.Remaining inaugural funds are only allowed to be donated to charitable organizations, and on Thursday, the governor announced that the leftover funds would be donated to the Feeding Kentucky group.“We are grateful for Gov. Beshear’s continued support of Feeding KY and…
Ruling Against A County Official The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has ruled against a county official in an open records dispute.Marshall County Judge-Executive Kevin Neal violated the Open Records Act when he refused to comply with a request from Marshall County Sheriff Eddie McGuire, according to a ruling issued Tuesday, news outlets reported.The sheriff…
Transportation Funding For Whitley County There will be a focus on transportation funding in Whitley County this year. The Whitley County fiscal court met for the first time in the new year and approved a resoution in support of improving funding for transportation throughout the state. whitely County Judge Executive Pat White Jr. says…
CDC Reassures Parents The CDC is now giving parents re-assurance after a study found that schools are safe as long as COVID protocols are followed.A CDC study published Tuesday looked at the spread of the virus in schools throughout the fall semester. It showed schools weren’t the cause of most transmissions, unlike those seen…