KY Senator Rand Paul Tests Positive

KY Senator Rand Paul Tests Positive In addition, according to a post on Rand Paul’s Facebook page, the U.S. senator has tested positive for COVID-19.The post said Paul is asymptomatic and was tested just as a precautionary measure after traveling and attending several events.Paul said he was not aware of any direct contact with…

KY Department Of Agriculture Goes On-Line

KY Department Of Agriculture Goes On-Line The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has developed online education opportunities for students learning at home due to the coronavirus, the agency said.The Department is extending a poster and essay contest through March 30 to allow more students to compete. The theme this year is “Kentucky Farmers: Ready, Set,…

Primary Care Drive-Thru Service

Primary Care Drive-Thru Service In Hazard Health care providers are trying to keep everyone as healthy as possible, one car at a time. Primary Care has set up a drive thru clinic. The average visit to the drive-thru clinic is 10 to 12 minutes for services ranging from prescription refills to TB testing and…

Approving An Economic Stimulus Package

Approving An Economic Stimulus Package Members of President Donald Trump’s economic team will convene on Capitol Hill to launch negotiations with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing to draft a $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package amid the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has unveiled a sweeping economic rescue plan to pump $1,200…

COVID-19 Update For KY

COVID-19 Update For KY Governor Beshear is reporting a second person has died from COVID-19 and several other factors. The patient was a 64-year-old man in Jefferson County. “We are going to make it through this,” Gov. Beshear said. “We might go through harder times before we make it through this. But, in facing…

Public Assistance Eligibility Extended

Public Assistance Eligibility Extended Kentucky’s governor on Wednesday extended public assistance eligibility as a short-term cushion for people as the state copes with the economic fallout from the new coronavirus.The state’s count of virus cases has risen to 35, Gov. Andy Beshear said at his daily briefing on the state’s response to the global…