American Flag Vandalized In Paintsville City officials say an American flag was vandalized late Wednesday night at the Paintsville City Park by a group of teenagers.Surveillance video shows the group of teenagers in the park around 1:30 a.m.According to the Facebook post from the Paintsville Recreation Center, footage also shows the group returning to…
New Travel Limits Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced new limits on social gatherings and a travel advisory Monday as COVID-19 cases surged to new highs over the weekend.Under a new advisory announced Monday, Kentuckians who travel to nine hot spot states reporting positive testing rates equal or greater than 15% are now recommended to…
KY Schools Additional Funding As Kentucky schools brace re-opening amid COVID-19, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman has requested additional funding, saying as a former teacher she understands the burden felt by public schools.“I’m a teacher and was an assistant principal before I ran for office and we are very accustomed to hearing, ‘Here’s all these…
Mountain Pkwy Closure The westbound lanes of the Mountain Parkway have been closed indefinitely at milepost 35.8 in Powell County, just west of the Wolfe County line, due to the collapse of the roadbed beneath the pavement. This location is near the Tunnel Ridge Road underpass at the top of Slade Hill. …
Perry County Food Study Officials with the Aetna Foundation along with the American Public Health Association and the National Association of Counties have selected Perry County to participate in the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge.Spearheaded by Dr. Frances Hardin-Fanning, Ph.D., RN and professor at the University of Louisville, the initiative will provide a $100,000…
KY Education Virtual Town Hall Kentucky education officials plan to hold a virtual town hall on reopening schools.A statement from the Department of Education says the event on Thursday will focus on reviewing the major points of the state’s “Healthy at School” guidance.It is geared toward state educators and other school support staff but…
KSP’s Cover The Cruiser Event Kentucky State Police invites the public to help “Cover the Cruiser” during the last week of July to support Special Olympics Kentucky.Each KSP post will have a cruiser parked at a designated location and encourages the public to cover the cruisers with custom Special Olympics stickers. For a minimum…
McConnell Re-Election Campaign Underway Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s prominent role in the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic has become Topic A in his bitter campaign against Democratic challenger Amy McGrath, providing fodder for both sides.McConnell boasts about the billions in relief money delivered to Kentucky, while McGrath claims the Republican senator has…
North Fork Music Festival Cancelled Officials with the North Fork Music Festival have announced that the 2020 festival is canceled.They said the event was no longer possible after the governor’s announcement last night, “As many of you have probably realized, the governor’s announcement last night pertaining to gatherings being no more than 10, means…
KY Judge Faces More Charges Court documents allege that a Kentucky judge accused of favoritism, making sexual advances toward an employee and other misconduct has been charged with three additional ethics violations.The documents obtained by news outlets Monday show Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry has been charged with failure to be honest…