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Governor’s School For Entrepreneurs Selects Students Dozens of Kentucky high school students have been selected to participate in the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs this summer.The Education and Workforce Development Cabinet said in a news release that more than 300 high school students applied to participate in the program at Northern Kentucky University. A total…
KY Students Talk About E-Cig Dangers Middle and high school students from around the state will be featured in a new statewide campaign to warn young people about the dangers of vaping and smoking e-cigarettes.The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky campaign was unveiled at a news conference this morning. The foundation’s campaign will reportedly…
Audit Outcome Of KEMI Suspects Problems The governing board of Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance has recommended its chief executive take a pay cut and lose his long-term job contract in favor of year-to-year probation. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the action follows an audit that criticized spending practices at KEMI, including no-bid contracts and University…
Voter Registration Deadline Today If you have not registered to vote, you must do so by today.You can register at your local county clerk’s office or at govoteky.com.The May primary election will be held May 21.Top ticket races this year include governor, attorney general and secretary of state. Source: MG News Return…
Local Easter Egg Festivities Jenny Wiley State Park teamed up with the City of Prestonsburg to host an annual Easter egg hunt Saturday morning.Many kids love the holiday for multiple reasons.We asked a few kids their opinion of the best part of the holiday.”I love Easter because you get to find eggs and spend…
Eastern KY College Graduates New Nursing Class One of the colleges in Eastern Kentucky working to fight the nursing shortage in our region is the Galen College of Nursing.Friday night at the Hal Rogers Forum in Hazard, about 20 students graduated from the Hazard campus.The school opened about two years ago. The class graduating…
Five Counties Getting 0K in Grants for New School Buses Kentucky officials say five school districts will receive more than $230,000 to reduce diesel emissions from their school bus fleets. Officials say the funds were made available through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality’s Clean Diesel Program and the federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act.…
Beshear Touts Gambling Expansion as Way to Fund Pension System Promoting an issue his father unsuccessfully championed as governor, Democrat Andy Beshear said Thursday he wants to expand gambling in Kentucky and use the proceeds to help fund the state’s struggling public pension systems. Beshear, one of four Democrats seeking their party’s nomination for…
57 Kentucky Counties Under Disaster Declaration Following March Flooding Dozens of Kentucky counties are included in a disaster declaration authorizing assistance following flooding in February and March. The declaration covers 57 counties including Breathitt, Harlan, Lee, Magoffin, Perry, and Pike. Gov. Matt Bevin’s office announced the notification from the White House. The declaration grants…
Scam Warning In Boyd County Deputies in Boyd County are warning people of a scam that at least one person has already fallen for.Deputies say the person who is calling says his name is Michael Taylor and he is calling about tickets and citations.Victims claim the caller is asking for Social Security numbers, driver’s…