Kentucky Healthcare Change Governor Andy Beshear and other leaders met in Frankfort Monday to announce a new benefits portal that officials say will make it easier for Kentuckians to access health care coverage.The Governor, joined by Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander and community health partners, announced…
Prestonsburg Elementary School Quarantined A 3rd grade classroom at Prestonsburg Elementary is being quarantined after a student tested positive for COVID-19.According to the Floyd County Superintendent, the class is being placed on a 14-day quarantine period by the Floyd County Health Department.The superintendent says school administrators are working to get in contact with the…
KY Wildlands and ExecuTrain The Kentucky Wildlands and ExecuTrain have partnered in an effort to help businesses in Eastern and Southern Kentucky. The partnership aims at improving customer service in the mountains.The partnership will benefit Kentucky Wildlands Hospitality Program for restaurants, hotels, retail stores, businesses that serve the public. The program will begin in…
Kentucky Theater Closing The Kentucky Theatre sign is nearly impossible to miss driving down Main Street in downtown Lexington.It usually lists movies playing on any given night, but the titles displayed Sunday night were the last showings, as the theatre has temporarily closed down until further notice.“We are simply said another victim of COVID-19,”…
Prayer At Pikeville Independent Schools The Pikeville Independent School District is considering whether prayers can be allowed at graduation ceremonies after receiving a letter of complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.The Wisconsin-based group said it received complaints following the Pikeville High School Class of 2020?s graduation. In a statement, the foundation said three…
Fire Prevention Week Recognition Governor Andy Beshear ordered all flags at state office buildings to be lowered to half-staff Sunday in observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.The memorial service, held on the first Sunday of October, marks the beginning of Fire Prevention week, which will run from October 4-10 this year.The governor…
Rejoice 2020 Encore! It’s time for Rejoice 2020 Encore all this week on Mountain Gospel radio Beginning at 7:00 PM tonight will start off with a double feature: The Gilberts of Jackson, KY; and Les Butler of the Old Time Preachers Quartet. You can tune in LIVE all week.Each evening of Oct 5-9 we…
Fatal Crash In Whitebsurg Three people were killed and two were injured in a head-on traffic crash in eastern Kentucky, police said.The collision happened Thursday evening on Kentucky 15 bypass in Whitesburg, Kentucky State Police said in a statement. An initial investigation found a northbound Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Gregory Branham, 58, crossed…
More Virtual Learning For Harlan County Kids The Harlan County Public School District announced that they will be closed to in-person instruction at all schools the week of October 5th through the 9th.The incident rate of Harlan County was coded at the red critical level Thursday afternoon. Virtual learning will continue.If you have questions…
Together 2020 Dozens from churches across Perry County gathered at Perry Central High School to kick off ‘Together 2020?.“Prayer is one of the most powerful things that we can do,” said Mark Combs, pastor at Summit Church.Together 2020 is a one-month-long event calling churches of all denominations across the county to cry out to…