Kentucky’s Electors Cast Ballots Kentucky’s eight presidential electors cast their votes for President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon, formalizing his overwhelming victory in the Bluegrass state.The hourlong ceremony was held in the Kentucky Capitol’s Senate chambers instead of the Kentucky Supreme Court to accommodate social distancing guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those…
Pulaski County Sees COVID-19 Uptick Concerning and alarming are the two words that can be used to describe the rate of COVID-19 transmission within Pulaski County.“We’re not seeing a huge amount in difference in numbers after Thanksgiving, it’s just remained high,” Lake Cumberland District Environmental Health Director Stuart Spillman said.As of Sunday, the county…
Vaccine Arrives In KY The first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine arrived at hospitals in Kentucky on Monday and health care workers in Louisville were the first to receive injections.A shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which requires two doses, arrived at University of Louisville Hospital about 9:40 a.m. in a UPS delivery truck.Gov.…
Restrictions At Leslie County District Court District Judge Allen B. Roberts posted on Facebook that due to COVID-19 restrictions, their offices will be restricting its case handling starting Tuesday, December 15th.The Leslie County District Court will only conduct arraignments, preliminary hearings and any other hearings for cases involving individuals who are currently incarcerated in…
Kentucky Company Expands A Kentucky manufacturing plant is adding 40 jobs with a nearly $20 million expansion, officials said.EnviroFlight LLC opened its facility two years ago in Maysville, where it plans to expand the current 112,500-square-foot plant by more than 173,000 square feet, Gov. Andy Beshear’s office said. The company expects the project to…
Harlan County Suspends Virtual Classes On Sunday, Harlan County School District Superintendent Brent Roark announced that the district would suspend all virtual classes and targeted assistance for the upcoming week due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Harlan County.Roark went on to say he believed conditions would improve once a vaccine became widely…
London’s Shop With A Cop This year’s Shop with a Cop in London looked different because of the pandemic. Both officers and participants wore masks and followed other health guidelines as well.Lieutenant Chris Edwards with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said that despite the restrictions, he was thrilled with the turnout.“That’s usually basically the…
Kentucky Receives Vaccine On Sunday, Governor Beshear marked a milestone in Kentucky’s battle against COVID-19.The initial shipment of Pfizer’s two-dose COVID-19 arrived in Louisville on Sunday at the UPS Worldport.Governor Beshear said, “The Pfizer vaccine, which we believe to be 95% effective, has now been authorized in this emergency for us to start vaccinating…
Former KY Bank President Sentenced A former Kentucky bank president has been sentenced to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzlement in federal court.Thomas Hinkebein, 59, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves, news outlets reported on Thursday, citing a statement from the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern…
Reopening Kentucky Businesses Monday Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the state’s restaurants, bars, gyms and other businesses will be able to return to their previous capacity limits starting Monday, Dec. 14.“When we talk about COVID being a fast moving train, it doesn’t just immediately turn; you have to slow it down, stop…