Kentucky Wildlands Initiative Congressman Hal Rogers announced $250,000 in grant funding from the Economic Development Administration on Thursday.The money will go to Eastern Kentucky PRIDE who will use it for the new Kentucky Wildlands initiative, designed to promote tourism in Eastern and Southern Kentucky.The project will help market the region, highlighting natural assets and…
Transportation Issues The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is seeking public feedback as part of a study on transportation issues in Mayfield.The study will look at safety and congestion issues in the western Kentucky city, according to a statement from the Transportation Cabinet.The goal is to identify short-term enhancements and long-term projects for future planning, said…
Laurel County Public Schools Reopening Plan Laurel County Public Schools have unveiled a plan for reopening.They are planning on allowing for both in-person attendance and instruction from home while also outlining a number of precautions schools will be taking to ensure safety.These guidelines include daily temperature checks, social distancing practices and buses being sanitized…
Upholding Executive Orders Claiming Kentucky is waging “a life-and-death battle” against the coronavirus, Gov. Andy Beshear has asked separate courts to uphold some of his executive actions to combat COVID-19, including his order requiring most people to wear face masks.The Democratic governor’s court filings Tuesday came as coronavirus cases have surged in Kentucky, as…
Eastern KY COVID-19 Update Health departments across the mountains reported new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.The Kentucky River District Health Department confirmed 17 COVID-19 cases today. Four are from Knott County with two of those being pediatric cases. One case was reported in Letcher County. The remaining 12 cases are from Perry County with six…
Relaunching KY’s Health Insurance Exchange Relaunching Kentucky’s health insurance exchange to allow people to sign up for health coverage will result in bigger savings than anticipated, Gov. Andy Beshear says.Kentuckians now using the federal site to obtain health coverage pay about $9 million to $10 million a year to the government through a surcharge…
KY Protesters Arrested Dozens of people were arrested Tuesday evening after staging a protest at Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s home in Graymoor-Devondale, calling for justice for Breonna Taylor. Taylor was shot dead as LMPD officers served a drug warrant at her apartment back in March.Louisville Metro Police officers arrested 87 people in the…
Steel Jobs Coming To Eastern KY A steel processing company plans to open a facility in Kentucky that will level and cut steel for customers in the Ohio Valley region, officials said.Chicago-based Feralloy Corp. will lease a 60,000-square-foot facility on Nucor Steel Gallatin’s campus near Ghent and employ 30 workers, according to a statement…
COVID-19 Concern For Kids As the Commonwealth continues to see a rise in positive COVID-19 cases, state officials say they are particularly concerned with the number of children being infected.Governor Andy Beshear said Monday in his briefing that 11 out of the 277 new cases were children under the age of five with one…
Fencing The Governor’s Mansion A security fence will go up around the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion in response to a spring demonstration where armed protesters gathered outside the home and then hanged Gov. Andy Beshear in effigy, the governor’s office said Tuesday.Security officials requested the fence be built after the late May protest, Beshear spokeswoman…