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Federal Judge Strikes Down Kentucky Abortion Law A federal judge on Friday struck down a Kentucky abortion law that would halt a common second-trimester procedure to end pregnancies. U.S. District Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr. ruled that the 2018 law would create a “substantial obstacle” to a woman’s right to an abortion, violating constitutionally…
Canadian Aluminum Company Moving into Perry Co. Industrial Park Canadian-based Dajcore Aluminum announced Friday it plans to move into the old American Woodmark facility in the Coalfields Industrial Park in Perry County. Company officials say the nearly $20M investment will be its first in the US, and will create nearly 265 full-time jobs near…
Big Sandy Regional Airport Lands .4M Federal Grant The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday awarded the Big Sandy Regional Airport a $4.4 million grant to extend the runway and runway safety area in Debord. Congressman Hal Rogers said the expansion not only will improve safety at the airport, but also allow for more…
Local Walk For ALS This Weekend Kentucky’s ALS Association chapter will hold its annual one-mile Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday at Louisville Slugger Field.Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and the Walk follows at 10 a.m. around the Slugger Field’s concourse, sidewalks surrounding the ballpark and then back to the concourse.The nonprofit association’s web…
Landfill Troubles At the Pike County Fiscal Court meeting this week, a representative from Geosyntec broke things down for the court, saying the landfill will run out of room by the year 2020.The company laid out options for the county’s potential landfill expansion.They say the expansion would be more feasible than the county taking…
Money For Mental Health In KY Schools Three Kentucky school districts are sharing a $9 million federal grant aimed at increasing awareness of mental health issues.The grant will provide resources for public school districts in Bullitt, Henderson and Warren County for the implementation of mental health policies and processes. Kentucky is one of only…
Prestonsburg Taking Possible New Approach To Schools Prestonsburg city officials are looking into the idea of building new schools inside the city limits. With a new school system, school taxes within the city of Prestonsburg would then go to the new school district, meaning money could be taken away from the county schools.”We were…
New Propane Facility Producing Jobs In KY Kentucky officials say a company plans to put a propane tank manufacturing facility in a south-central Kentucky town. The project is expected to create 175 full-time jobs in the next several years.Gov. Matt Bevin’s office said Wednesday that the $10-million-plus project by Manchester Tank & Equipment Co.…
Floyd County Holds Mock Disaster Preparation Day Floyd County Emergency Management held a mock disaster training Wednesday, giving emergency response crew members a chance to get a hands-on simulation of a potential tornado, based on the tornado that tore through Salyersville in 2012.”We all got together to discusses what went right, what went wrong,…
Louisville Athletics Assistant Director Dies Jim McGhee, who worked with Louisville athletics since 1977, including the last 24 as assistant director for varsity sports and student life, has died. He was 73.The school announced in a release that McGhee’s visitation is May 13 with his funeral on May 14 at Watson Memorial Baptist Church…