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KSP Mascot Name Kentucky State Police are asking the public to vote on what to name their bulldog mascot.The agency received name submissions earlier this month and narrowed the list down to 10 possibilities. People can vote for one of those names through July 21, says the agency.The agency has used a bulldog image…
Regional Healthcare The Appalachian Regional Healthcare in Hazard collaborated with the Perry County Pop-Up Farmer’s Market to provide healthier options for the ARH staff and community members.“ARH wants to provide more healthy more options for our staff and our community members,” said Nicole Smith, Community Development Manager for ARH’s Kentucky River District. “We hope…
Harlan Fire Chief The Harlan City Fire Department will be saying goodbye to one of their own as long-time Fire Chief Linette Hutchison is retiring.Hutchison has filled this role for 22 years, becoming one of the first women to hold the title of fire chief across our region.Hutchison began her firefighting journey in the…
Mountain Comprehensive Care An outpatient program for those in recovery now has its own location in Hazard to continue its mission. Mountain Comprehensive Care Center recently opened its Intensive Outpatient Program facility on Combs Road in Hazard.The new facility offers a larger and more comfortable space for those in recovery to gather and receive…
Martin County Stuff The Car Event In a stuff the car event, The Christian Appalachian Project and Lexington’s Crossroad Church provided supplies for the “drive-thru” and volunteered to “ stuff” cars. And other organizations from all around Kentucky helped volunteer for and provide supplies for a toy distribution in Martin County on Monday.Martin County…
New Education Laws Quite a few new pro-education laws are now in effect iin Kentucky. Governor Beshear joined state lawmakers, educators and advocates to sign the six bills.The bills address post-secondary pathways for high school students in alternative schools and teacher shortages. They will support early literacy education, due process for university students, and…
Hospital Workers Shortage With the need for hospital workers one Southern Kentucky doctor says we are in the middle of a COVID outbreak, but cases are mild.“We are seeing much more than 2 months ago, where we got to just to one, or two or three cases a day,” said Dr. David Worthy, Chief…
Department Of Juvenile Justice The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice is recruiting applicants for more than 160 job openings at 24 facilities across the state, officials said.As part of the recruitment efforts, a job fair is being held July 20 at Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Louisville, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet…
Suddenlink Lawsuit The City of Pikeville is claiming in a recently filed lawsuit that the parent company of its cable TV franchisee – Suddenlink – engaged in cost-cutting measures which unfairly reduced the quality of service to communities like Pikeville.According to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Pikeville, the problems emerged when,…
Pro-Life Lawsuit The deadline for lawyers to file arguments on Kentucky’s abortion ban has passed.A judge set the deadline for the ACLU and Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office for noon Monday.The ACLU wants the judge to continue blocking Kentucky’s trigger law, which kicked in when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended…