Vaccinating More Kentuckians Doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are being shipped across the country.Kentucky has received more than 107,000 with nearly 29,000 of those administered to frontline healthcare workers and long term care facilities in Phase 1A of distribution.The next phase includes people 70 and older, K-12 school personnel, and first responders.…
Selling A Kentucky Shriner’s Hospital After nearly four years on the market, the former Shriners Hospital on Richmond Road in Lexington has been sold, according to a post on the Facebook page of Fayette PVA David O’Neill.The post says the property was sold to the Kentucky Easter Seal Society for $10 million.Officials say the…
Meteor Shower Space lovers and those looking towards the new year will get a nice treat. 2021 is starting off with the peak of the Quadrantids meteor shower.CBS News reports that NASA calls it one of the “best annual meteor showers” that can be seen January 2 into January 3.According to NASA, the Quadrantids…
Governor Beshear Likes Larger Payments Kentucky’s Democratic governor has made a pointed plea for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks, saying the larger direct payments would pump an extra $5 billion into the state’s virus-damaged economy.Gov. Andy Beshear sided Tuesday with those wanting to go bigger as the U.S. Senate weighs whether to more than triple…
Virginia Hands-Free Law Virginia’s new hands-free law will go into effect on Jan. 1.Under the new law, it will be illegal to hold your phone at all while driving.Violators may be fined $125 for the first offense and $250 for subsequent offenses.The penalties increase for those convicted of violating the hands-free law and reckless…
Magoffin County Receives Vaccine The Magoffin County Health Department received 200 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last week. Within days, according to Public Health Director Pete Shepherd, most of the area’s first responders and medical workers received the vaccination.“Every family in Magoffin County has been affected by this virus. We’ve either had somebody…
Parks And Pages Book Club The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky is inviting the public to read books along with park rangers for a second year.Officials said in a statement that the popular Parks and Pages book club will continue in 2021 with a new theme: “The Civil War: Beyond the…
Perry County Bottled Water Distribution Several water line leaks this week in Perry County resulted in outages, boil water advisories and bottled water distribution, according to City of Hazard Utilities.Water was given out on Tuesday and will resume on Wednesday according to the utility.The water is being distributed at Robinson Elementary School and the…
Space Heater Safety With temperatures falling, people turn to space heaters for extra warmth, but such heaters cause thousands of fires and hundreds of deaths a year.Every winter, firefighters urge people to follow the following space heater tips to stay safe:- Never leave a space heater close to anything flammable.- Don’t use an extension…
Girl Scout Cookies Not only are we a few days away from closing the books on 2020, but the start of Girl Scouts cookie season is also nearing.Girl Scouts will begin to sell cookies on January 1st in Kentucky.For those needing to find cookies, Girl Scouts has set up a page on its website…