Cumberland Asst. Police Chief Indicted By Federal Grand Jury A federal grand jury indicted Cumberland City Assistant Police Chief Kenny Ray Raleigh on one count of unreasonable force by a police officer and one count of obstruction of justice. Raleigh is accused of hitting an arrestee multiple times resulting in bodily injury. The assistant…
KY Splash Water Park And Campground Reopening Under Governor Beshear’s guidance, pools are allowed to open on June 29. Many pools are staying closed for the summer, but Kentucky Splash Water Park and Campground is opening on July 1.On July 1, they will be able to open, but only at 50 percent capacity. PArk…
KY COVID-19 Donations Kentucky Power and the American Electric Power Foundation have donated $36,000 to organizations supporting COVID-19 relief in Kentucky.The foundation donated $10,000 to Save the Children, more than $11,000 to the United Way, $5,000 to Facing Hunger, and $10,000 to God’s Pantry Food Bank.Earlier this year, the organizations gave $60,000 to groups…
Fancy Farm Picnic Cancelled Kentucky’s premiere political event – the campaign speeches before raucous partisans at the Fancy Farm picnic – will be silenced this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.This year’s 140th picnic has been scaled back and the Aug. 1 political speeches were canceled, according to the event’s organizers in the Graves County…
Voting Results Progressive candidate Charles Booker pulled ahead of Amy McGrath on Thursday in his bid for an upset in Kentucky’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, but most votes had yet to be counted.Booker led by fewer than 3,000 votes as of Thursday afternoon, based in part on a dominating showing so far in his…
Myrtle Beach Travellers The Kentucky Department for Public Health issued an advisory for those who have traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina recently.The guidance follows a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases that began after Myrtle Beach started their reopening phase on May 15 causing a spike in case.The state noticed a couple…
Chuck E. Cheese Files For Bankruptcy Chuck E Cheese, the restaurant chain that became a Mecca for children is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Parent company CEC Entertainment has reopened 266 of its 612 company-operated Chuck E Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza restaurants.It did not elaborate on how willing parents are to again host…
KY AG Joins Anti-Defund Police Movement Attorney General Daniel Cameron has joined a 17-state coalition in sending a letter to President Trump, Attorney General Barr, and Congressional leadership condemning the “Defund the Police” movement and supporting the law-enforcement community in order to strengthen trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. In the…
Farm Technology For KY Gov. Andy Beshear has announced an international agreement with the Dutch government and other international partners to promote farm technology in Kentucky.The agreement was initiated by AppHarvest and involves other companies that Beshear said are “reimagining the future of farming.” It follows up on a campaign pledge the Democratic governor…
Hazard Schools Prepare To Reopen Hazard Independent Schools released the first draft of their reopening plans for the fall in a Facebook live.Drafted by a healthy at schools team including people throughout the school system and health professionals.Sondra Combs, Superintendent of Hazard Independent Schools, says they are excited to get back into the classroom.Other…