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Corbin Encourages You To Stop And Enjoy The Moment This holiday season, the city of Corbin has decided to help encourage others to just stop and enjoy the moment. Organizers say they’re hoping people will stop at the “Chat Bench” or donate warm clothes to the “Community Clothesline” these are just a few ways…
KY Department Of Transportation Announces Major Road Project The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced a $67.4 million project to widen I-75 through Laurel County.KYTC says the work is set to begin today.Some northbound and southbound lanes between mile markers 40.0 to 49.0 will be closed beginning Monday, November 4, through Friday, November 8. The…
State Environmental Officials Look for Ways to Stop Spread of Invasive Fish Kentucky officials say they’ve installed a riverbed bubbler and sound system in a lake as an experimental and environmentally friendly way to keep an invasive fish from spreading. Federal, state and local officials are holding an event on Nov. 8 to showcase…
Bevin, Beshear Make One Final Campaign Push As VP Mike Pence made his way into eastern Kentucky yesterday to stump for Gov Matt Bevin, the Governor began his Friday morning with a rally in Somerset. A number of state Republicans joined Bevin on stage at Somerset Hardwood. Congressman Hal Rogers called the local industry…
Fighting A Fish Kentucky officials say they’ve installed a riverbed bubbler and sound system in a lake as an experimental and environmentally friendly way to keep an invasive fish, the Asian carp, from spreading.The Paducah Sun reports federal, state and local officials are holding an event on Nov. 8 to showcase the deployment of…
Governor Bevin Promotes School Choice Venturing into a Democratic stronghold with another high-profile surrogate from the Trump administration, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin promoted school-choice efforts Thursday as a way to help urban neighborhoods as he campaigned in Kentucky’s largest city.Bevin was accompanied by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson during a stop…
It’s No-Shave November It’s now the beginning of no shave November. Many cancer patients lose all of their hair during treatment. The Matthew Hill Foundation hopes the growth coming from men’s faces starts a dialog about the disease.“The goal of No-Shave November is to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients…
Veterans Honored Veterans from the Big Sandy region were honored Thursday during Appalachian Hospice Care’s 6th annual Veteran Appreciation Lunch.The event, hosted at the Jenny Wiley Convention Center, brings veterans together to be recognized as they are served by the people they served to protect.Fellowship, food and music were all on tap celebrating the…
Vice-President Pence Visiting KY Vice President Mike Pence will make several stops in Southern Kentucky today. The Vice President, along with Governor Matt Bevin, Congressman Hal Rogers and others on the Kentucky GOP ticket, will fly in around noon.First, the group will go to Shep’s Place in Corbin to meet with some of Bevin’s…
Up And Down In The State’s Colleges And Universities The number of Kentucky college and university students receiving undergraduate degrees and certificates is continuing to climb, but preliminary enrollment figures are falling.The state Council on Postsecondary Education says the continuing increase in degrees and credentials despite enrollment challenges indicates a strong commitment on Kentucky…