Eastern KY Investment Gov. Andy Beshear announced three cities across the Commonwealth would be getting $13 million to support job growth and industrial expansion. Two of the cities included are in southern and Eastern Kentucky.Henderson, Pikeville and Monticello will be getting the money, which is from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $300 million…
Hazard And Perry County Chamber Meeting State Representative Chris Fugate and State Senator Brandon Smith talked to Hazard/Perry County Chamber of Commerce members this week discussing coal jobs, ATV trails and the Wendell Ford Airport in Perry County. For instance, the ATV system in West Virginia has grown their small coal town counties,” said…
Pikeville Drug Roundup A months-long investigation ended Tuesday as the Pikeville Police Department rolled out its drug roundup in an effort to clean up the city streets.The agency, working with EMTs from the fire department, broke into four groups before searching for 21 people they believe to be involved in drug trafficking in the…
KY Tourism Industry Funding is available to help boost the Kentucky tourism industry, which saw a decline in visitors with the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.The state will allocate $75 million over the next several weeks to help eligible tourism organizations that apply and show the impact of the virus, Gov. Andy Beshear’s office said…
Fraud Fighter Kentucky’s Attorney General, Daniel Cameron, is encouraging Kentuckians to “Be a Fraud Fighter” with a new fraud awareness campaign.On Tuesday, Cameron announced a campaign with his Office of Senior Protection that aims to protect people across the Commonwealth from scams. Cameron says the campaign is to put scammers on alert that fraud…
Eastern KY Flash Flooding With some roads completely covered cleanup is underway in parts of eastern Kentucky hit hard by flash flooding Tuesday morning. Multiple reports of heavy rain and flooding in parts of Magoffin and Floyd Counties, haveleft some people cleaning water out of their homes.At Abbott Creek Road in northern Floyd County,…
Perry County ADA The Perry County public library is celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).The Perry County library Facebook page shared a post saying several businesses and organizations will have booths for you to hear about their services.“The spirit of the ADA Awards will be presented to people in…
School Police Force During a special meeting July 18, the Pikeville Independent Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to begin the process of establishing its own police force.Pikeville Superintendent David Trimble said during the meeting that he hopes to have the department up and running with an officer in both Pikeville High School and…
Pregnancy Center Some pro-life news, with the recent Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Appalachian Pregnancy Care Center is anticipating a greater need for its services.As a consequence, the organization is reaching out to pro-life advocates and the church community in an effort to continue to provide optimum care for mothers…
KY Kids’ Vaccines Most Kentucky kids go back to school in just a few weeks.School districts are starting to put COVID-19 protocols in place to hopefully keep numbers down this school year. They’re also going back and forth deciding if students should be required to wear masks.With COVID-19 numbers going up in Kentucky, pediatricians…