KY Doctor Hailed As Hero Dies A prominent Kentucky infectious disease specialist who was hailed by the governor as a “front line hero” has died after a nearly four-month battle against COVID-19.Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, who tested positive for the virus on May 13, died on Friday night, Med Center Health in Bowling Green said.…
Data Mining Scam The sheriff’s office in one Eastern Kentucky county is warning people about a new scam involving a national company.In a Facebook post, the Leslie County Sheriff’s Office said people have reported receiving letters and e-mails, allegedly from Amazon.In the correspondence, the scammer states that a hold has been placed on their…
Frontier Nursing University Donates Campus In a release Thursday morning, Frontier Nursing University announced it is donating its campus in Hyden to Leslie County.This comes just three weeks after FNU removed a historic stained glass window from the chapel on the nursing school’s campus, and took it to its new campus in Woodford County.…
Same-Day Test Results Primary Care Centers in Hazard and Hyden are now able to provide same day COVID-19 test results.“We have now gotten equipment that we can do PCR testing, which is the best testing that is available right now for COVID-19,” said Christie Herald, a nurse practitioner with Primary Care.The initial turn around…
Corbin Gets Money For Roads On Thursday, Corbin received a $15,050,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell assisted with the process.U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said “It was a privilege to work with Mayor Suzie Razmus and other local officials to secure the highly-competitive BUILD grant.…
Pike County Tourism Some good news, Pike County wrapped 2019 by bringing in more tourism money than ever recorded. Tourist spending came in at more than $105 million dollars, a $6 million dollar increase compared to 2018. Pike County Tourism Executive Director, Tony Tackett, said the county is seeing a response to the hard…
Fort Knox Remembers 9/11 Fort Knox is planning a ceremony to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks in 2001.The service is set for Friday morning in front of headquarters at the central Kentucky Army post, Fort Knox said in a statement.The ceremony will include a speech from Brig. Gen. TJ Edwards Jr., who will…
KY River Ports Funding Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that five Kentucky river ports are receiving a combined $450,000 for critical repairs and equipment replacement.The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the funding comes from grants that will be matched by authorities that operate the river ports at Paducah, Eddyville, Henderson, Owensboro and Louisville. …
League Of Women Voters The League of Women Voters of Northern Kentucky has formed and is looking for new members, officials said.The Northern Kentucky league was finalizing its organization this week and will be led by Becky Smith Jones of Fort Wright and Jane Page-Steiner of Covington, a statement from the organization said.The non-partisan…
KY Voting Procedures Secretary of State Michael Adams spoke at the Floyd County chamber meeting on Wednesday.“We are going to have three weeks of in-person voting. We are going to have Saturday voting for the first time in Kentucky history. Plus we’re going to have more locations on election day,” said Adams.Adams says the…