Magoffin County Reports First COVID-19 Case It took a while, but Magoffin County officials announced the county’s first positive case of COVID-19 on Friday. County Health Department Public Health Director Pete Shepherd said the positive case is a 60-year-old man who is hospitalized, though not in critical condition. So far in Magoffin County, 405…
Corvette Plant To Reopen In KY General Motors will begin reopening its Corvette plant in Kentucky on May 26, a company spokesman said.The restart at the Bowling Green plant will be gradual and will focus on new worker safety protocols that were put into place due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the company’s…
KY Court System Has Cutbacks Kentucky’s court system will impose a statewide hiring freeze and suspend out-of-state travel to reduce expenses as the coronavirus drives down revenues, the state’s chief justice said.Cost cutting across the judicial branch is aimed at mitigating possible furloughs and layoffs in coming months, Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr.…
Lifting Restrictions Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky will lift its restrictions on travel and small gatherings ahead of Memorial Day weekend.Beginning May 22, people can get together in gatherings of 10 or fewer. The governor made the announcement at his daily briefing Thursday.The previous date for resuming such gatherings had been May 25. He…
KY Receives Energy Grants Grants from the U.S. Department of Energy have been awarded to nine projects in Kentucky, state officials said.The projects aim to support education, reduce the energy burden in poor communities and improve energy security, Gov. Andy Beshear and Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman said Wednesday in a statement.The…
KY Unemployment Numbers Update Nearly 70,000 Kentucky residents applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to inflict economic damage even as the state gradually reboots its economy.The number of laid-off Kentucky workers seeking jobless assistance in the past eight weeks approached 750,000 – more than one-third of the state’s civilian…
More Federal Assistance Needed Kentucky has enough in its unemployment insurance trust fund until summer to meet the unprecedented demand for benefits but will eventually need a cash infusion, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday in urging another round of federal assistance to states. Source: MG News Return to News
Parents Can Attend Graduation Ceremony Laurel County graduating seniors and two parental figures will be part of a social distancing graduation ceremony.This comes after parents sued the Laurel County School District in protest of a student-only ceremony.The London Sentinel-Echo reports after several hearings last Tuesday and Wednesday, Laurel Circuit Judge Michael Caperton ruled that…
Restaurants Prepare To Reopen Many local restaurants are preparing to reopen just in time for Memorial Day Weekend.Here are the biggest changes for customers as dine-in restaurants resume on May 22nd in this “new normal.”If you do not live in the same house you will not be permitted to sit at the same table.Additionally,…
Louisville Slugger Back To Work The manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats says it put 171 furloughed employees back on the payroll after receiving a loan from a government program aimed at helping small businesses.Hillerich & Bradsby Co. resumed production at its wood bat factory in Louisville on Monday as parts of Kentucky’s economy reopened…