Keeping The Mural Award-winning Kentucky writer Wendell Berry and his wife sued the University of Kentucky on Monday to try to stop the removal of a mural that has been the object of protest for its depictions of Black people and Native Americans.University President Eli Capilouto announced last month that the mural would be…
KY Schools Reopening Plan School leaders in Kentucky are working on plans for reopening in the fall.Many school systems across the Commonwealth plan on reopening in August after students finished the last two months of the 2019 school year learning at home.A virtual meeting of the Superintendents Advisory Council is planned soon. What they…
Hazard Businessman Passes Away Greg Wells, the Hazard businessman who helped shape Leslie Resources and 1st Trust bank, died suddenly at the age of 59 on Sunday.Greg was 21 when he and four friends founded Leslie Resources, which grew into one of the largest employers in the region and one of the most successful…
Care Center Grant Senator Mitch McConnell has announced that the U.S. Department of Labor gave a $210,960 grant to the Mountains Comprehensive Care Center in Eastern Kentucky.The funds were awarded to assist veterans in parts of Eastern and Central Kentucky.“Supporting our service members and veterans is the least our nation can do for those…
Interviewing For Education Commissioner Three remaining candidates for Kentucky education commissioner have been identified and will be interviewed this week in Louisville.The Board of Education released the names of the three on Wednesday. They are Jason Glass, superintendent and chief learner for Jeffco Public Schools in the metro Denver area; Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean…
Renewing KY Licenses Kentucky licenses, permits and IDs that expire starting Tuesday will no longer have a 90-day extension period for renewal.Any licenses that expired between March 18 and July 6 still fall under the emergency order that automatically provides a 90-day extension.Gov. Andy Beshear put the order in place after all driver’s license…
Honoring A Black Woman A mural of a Black woman who was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky, will be painted in a historically Black neighborhood in Annapolis, Maryland.The Capital Gazette reports that artists and volunteers will paint a 7,000-square-foot mural of Breonna Taylor.Taylor was shot and killed by police in her Louisville apartment…
Appalachian Quilt And Craft Grand Opening Appalachian Quilt and Craft held its grand opening on Saturday.The shop is located on Main Street, right next door to Read Spotted Newt. The quilt and craft shop offers brightly colored fabrics, yarn and buttons, everything a sewer may need.“It’s a really nice thing to add to this…
Limits on Auto Racetracks Lifted A judge has blocked some limits on auto racetracks and child care facilities put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, reasoning that participating in those kind of businesses is a value judgment best left to individuals.Boone Circuit Court Judge Richard Brueggemann’s ruling keeps Kentucky from enforcing a rule…
Hazard First Baptist Postpones Indoor Services Hazard First Baptist Church planned to open its doors and hold its first in-person services since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday. Since April, the church has held drive-in services.“Our people have enjoyed being apart of these services, it gives us at least an opportunity to get…