Brent Spence Bridge Construction Update Repairs to a heavily traveled bridge linking Kentucky and Ohio remain on schedule for a Dec. 23 reopening, Kentucky’s transportation secretary said Wednesday.The Brent Spence Bridge – which spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington, Kentucky – has been closed since Nov. 11, when two trucks collided, resulting…
Dave Thomas Adoption Foundation Over the last couple of years, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has found forever families for nearly 600 children in Kentucky’s foster care system.“It is an incredible milestone for us we think. But, we are still serving 800 children. We’ve got 48 more who are in their pre-adoptive placement…
Ashland Walmart Closes Temporarily The Ashland Supercenter located on River Hill Drive has temporarily closed. According to Walmart’s Corporate Communications, it’s part of a company-initiated program to allow third party cleaning crews time to clean and sanitize the building.This particular Walmart location will be closed through December 3. It’s expected to reopen on Friday,…
Buchanan County Public Schools Go Virtual Buchanan County Public Schools will return to virtual learning on Thursday.District leaders announced Wednesday on social media students will attend virtually while teachers report to school on Thursday, December 3rd.Meal delivery will take place at 2:35 p.m.Officials with the school system also said a Riverview Elementary/Middle School staff…
An Elkhorn Christmas Elkhorn City community members are working together to turn the town into a Christmas village.When a group of women decorated the city’s bridge and gazebo, the act turned on the lights for a new mission. Amy Rowe created Operation Elkhorn City Christmas, hoping to collect decorations and monetary donations to deck…
Tri-City Empty Stocking Fund For four nights this week, the Tri-City Empty Stocking Fund is hosting its 40th annual auction on Facebook Live.The annual auction raises money to help organizers pass out up to 600 food boxes and toys to families in the area. Each year, they spend more than $30,000 to be able…
Cops Hand Out Gift Cards Tuesday afternoon may have been one of the only times you would want to be pulled over by a police officer.“I expected a citation more than a gift,” Coby Pennington said. Pennington fell victim to the act of kindness.Throughout the day, 24 people were pulled over for a small…
Pikeville Bikeways Project The City of Pikeville is continuing to make progress on its ongoing bikeways project, a project to create a designated road space for bikers in the city. During a meeting on Nov. 23, the Pikeville City Commission approved an amendment to its agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, adding the construction…
Kentucky To Receive COVID-19 Vaccines Kentucky is likely to receive about 38,000 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine by the middle of December, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday.Long-term care residents and staff, as well as front-line health care workers at hospitals, will be the first to receive doses, he said. Source: MG…
Winter Weather Awareness Week Now is the time to prepare for whatever winter may bring, and the National Weather Service officesthat serve the state of Kentucky, along with the Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee and KentuckyEmergency Management, have designated December 1-7 as Winter Weather Awareness Week across theCommonwealth.The aftermath of a winter storm can also…