COVID-19 Cases on the Rise Again Across Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reported an upswing in coronavirus cases across Kentucky on Friday, but cautioned that it’s too soon to reach any conclusions about the sudden surge. The governor announced 283 more virus cases, increasing the statewide total to more than 9,460 cases since the pandemic…
KY HS Sports Teams Can Begin Limited Practices Limited practices for Kentucky high school sports teams can begin June 15 amid the coronavirus pandemic.According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association revealed initial steps to resume sports in compliance with social distancing standards during a video conference meeting Thursday. High school…
Former KY Finance Director Charged A former Kentucky school finance director accused of stealing more than $1.6 million from a district over nearly a decade has pleaded guilty to federal charges, according to the U.S. Justice Department.Lesley Wade pleaded guilty to concealing money laundering and filing a fraudulent tax return, the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
Re-using A Former Jail Kentucky plans to reopen and operate a privately owned prison in a strategy aimed at shifting inmates from overcrowded county jails, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday.The state will lease the Floyd County facility from Tennessee-based CoreCivic but will operate it as a state prison housing male inmates, Beshear said. The…
McConnell Stresses Need For Masks Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is stressing the importance of wearing masks in public as the nation’s economy reopens.In doing so, the Kentucky Republican walked himself into a politically charged issue.McConnell has toured hospitals this week in his home state. During the stops, he has stressed wearing masks and…
Recreation Grant For Perry County Park In Perry County park there are six miles of marked trails.”Three-point two miles of those marked trails are a part of the recreation trail programs grant,” said Ben Braman, chairperson for Pathfinders of Perry County.The grant from the Recreation Trail Program is an 80/20 match, worth up to…
Kentucky’s Unemployment Figures More than 50,000 Kentucky residents applied for unemployment benefits last week, a slight increase that reflects continuing struggles in the labor market as a reopening economy tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.The 53,738 Kentuckians submitting new jobless claims was up by more than 6,410 from the prior week, the U.S.…
KY Daily COVID-19 Update Governor Andy Beshear giving his daily COVID-19 update. The governor has confirmed at least 380 new cases and three new deaths over the Memorial Day weekend.The governor announced 127 new cases and six new deaths in Kentucky.At least 9,077 Kentuckians have contracted the virus. The death toll is now at…
Pineville Curfew Following a string of recent vandalism and thefts, city officials in Pineville have ordered a curfew. Pineville Mayor Scott Madon announced the order on Facebook.The curfew goes from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. until further notice. In the post, officials say the police department will step up their patrols and people out…
KY’s Legal System Opening June 1st Kentucky’s legal system has been more or less shut down since March.But that is set to change on June 1 when courtroom proceedings and trials are set to resume.While some legal proceedings have continued, mostly over some kind of video call, in-person cases are slated to start back…