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National Serve Day Saying no amount of bad weather would stop their mission, four Knox County churches came together Saturday for National Serve Day.Despite a rocky start with some very heavy rain, volunteers came together to provide several people in the Barbourville area supplies, hygiene products, clothes, non-perishable food, and more, all for free…
Summer Out Loud Challenge The YMCA’s free three-week Summer Out Loud Challenge, presented locally by White, Greer and Maggard Orthodontics, launches today.You can join the challenge by texting SUMMER to 877-799-6220 and be entered to win a one-year household membership to the YMCA of Central Kentucky and the national grand prize of a family…
State Releases New COVID-19 Numbers THE NEW COVID-19 NUMBERS ARE OUT AND MORE THAN 300 NEW CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN KENTUCKY. NEARLY 250 PEOPLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH ARE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-RELATED ILLNESS. 32 OF THEM ARE ON VENTILLATORS. Source: MG News Return to News
Kentucky National Guard Troops Going to Southern Border GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR IS COMMITTING TROOPS FROM THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ALONG THE SOUTHERN US BORDER WITH MEXICO. MORE THAN 200 GUARD MEMBERS ARE BEING ACTIVATED. THEY’LL JOIN THREE THOUSAND OTHERS…ALL BEING DEPLOYED AS REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. …
Clay County Man Accused of Stealing Truck and Fleeing From Law Enforcement A MAN LED LAW ENFORCEMENT ON A CHASE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH CLAY COUNTY IN A STOLEN PICKUP TRUCK THAT ENDED IN FISTICUFFS…AND ULTIMATELY WITH HIM IN CUFFS. IT STARTED AS A STOLEN VEHICLE INVESTIGATION. ONCE OFFICERS SPOTTED THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IN…
COVID-19 Memorial at Kentucky Capitol Coming Down KENTUCKY’S POSITIVITY RATE AND DAILY CASE COUNTY MAY BE GOING UP, BUT THE COVID-19 MEMORIAL IN FRANKFORT IS COMING DOWN. THOUSANDS OF MINIATURE AMERICAN FLAGS WERE PLACED ON THE CAPITOL LAWN TO HONOR EACH OF THE KENTUCKIAN WHO’VE DIED DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE FLAGS AREA AVAILABLE TO…
Monroe Father Accused of Abusing 4-Year-Old Son A MONROE FATHER IS ACCUSED ABUSING HIS FOUR YEAR OLD SON. 32-YEAR-OLD GERARDO GARCIA-SANCHEZ WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AND CHARGED WITH INTENTIONAL CHILD ABUSE INVOLVING SERIOUIS INJURY. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE UNION COUNTY JAIL AND RELEASED AFTER POSTING 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. INVESTIGATORS WITH THE MONROE POLICE DEPARTMENT…
Protestors Want Clay County Cemetery Left Alone A GROUP PROTESTING A PLANNED MOVE OF AN HISTORIC CEMETERY SHOWED UP THURSDAY AT THE CLAY COUNTY FISCAL COURT MEETING TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS. THEY’RE FIGHTING THE POTENTIAL MOVE OF THE HOSKINS CEMETERY. THE PROTESTERS CONTEND, THE CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WANTS TO MOVE THE CEMETERY…
Second Johnson County Gun Show Set for August 7 THE SECOND JOHNSON COUNTY GUN SHOW IS NEXT MONTH. MORE THAN TWO DOZEN DEALERS WILL BE IN PAINTSVILLE FOR THE SHOW. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BEING A VENDOR…CONTACT THE APPALACHIAN GUNS FACEBOOK PAGE. THE JOHNSON COUNTY GUN SHOW IS SATURDAY, AUGUST 7th FROM 9-TO-5 AT…
Breathitt County Officials Finally Pass Budget IT’S BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL TODAY AT THE BREATHITT COUNTY COURTHOUSE…AFTER OFFICIALS FINALLY APPROVED A BUDGET ON WEDNESDAY. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET ON JUNE 22nd TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET, BUT NOT EVERYONE WAS PRESENT. WYMT REPORTS THE OTHER ISSUE WAS THAT A SECOND READING OF…