Tornado In Southeastern Kentucky A tornado uprooted trees and damaged more than a dozen homes in a southern Kentucky community, authorities said.The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-2 tornado hit the Alvaton community just after midnight Tuesday morning. The twister’s path was about 2 miles long and crossed through part of southeastern Warren…
Leadership Change At KY National Guard The Kentucky National Guard has a new Army chief of staff and Army deputy chief of operations.Col. Joe Gardner was chosen as chief of staff, replacing Brig. Gen. Bryan Howay, Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Haldane Lamberton announced Tuesday. Howay was recently promoted.Col. J.B. Richmond is the new deputy…
Jennifer Garner In Town For Kids Actress Jennifer Garner was in Perry County Tuesday.Perry County School’s Superintendent Jonathan Jett posted on Facebook that Garner and Mark Shriver with “Save the Children” stopped at R.W. Combs Elementary.He says they discussed ways to work together to meet the needs of students.Another post on Facebook said Garner…
Voter ID Bill Closer To Becoming Law New changes to what is required to vote in Kentucky are a step closer to becoming law.The Kentucky House advanced its version of Senate Bill 2 Tuesday. It’s called the Voter ID Bill and would require most voters to show a photo ID to cast a ballot.The…
Changes For Off-Road Vehicles Several local legislators, including Sen. Phillip Wheeler, R-Pikeville, Sen. Johnny Ray Turner, D-Prestonsburg and Rep. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, co-sponsored a bill this month to bring off-road vehicles under the state’s vehicle registration system.The bill defines an OHV as a “motorized vehicle that is designed to be primarily used for recreational…
Green River Bridge Closing Temporarily A bridge over the Green River in Kentucky will be closed for several days starting Friday.The U.S. 60 Spottsville Bridge between Henderson and Owensboro will be closed from 6 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said in a news release. A detour route will be…
Making On-line Communication Safer It would be a crime in Kentucky to spread personal information of a minor online with the intent to harass, abuse or frighten, under a bill the state Senate passed Monday.The legislation stems from an interaction between Kentucky teenager Nick Sandmann and a Native American activist that went viral in…
Being Cautious About The Coronavirus While Kentucky has yet to see its first case, some are preparing should a case arise. Schools are at the center of many sicknesses, and this year it has taken a long hard toll.”You know we’ve had to close already this year because of the flu and do a…
Safe Drinking Water For KY Kids The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $576,000 in grant funding today to assist Kentucky in providing safe drinking water for its children.The funding will assist the state in identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools or child care facilities.Congressman James Comer (R-KY) said the (Water Infrastructure…
Pikeville And Whitesburg Receive Grants Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, the Department for Local Government and the Transportation Cabinet announced more than $2 million in grants for projects awarded to the cities of Pikeville and Whitesburg.The City of Pikeville has been awarded a $500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant for project Health Care Employment Around Resource…