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Pike County Applies For Economic Grant During a recent meeting of the Pike County Fiscal Court, the court approved allowing Pike County Grants Administrator Sharon Hall to apply for an economic development grant to help fund phase one of the Wolfpit Industrial Site, something Pike County Judge-Executive Ray Jones said the county desperately needs.According…
Changes In State Politics Republicans claimed a rural Kentucky House seat long held by Democratic stalwart Rocky Adkins as the political parties split a pair of special legislative elections on Tuesday.In a suburban northern Kentucky district, the Democratic candidate emerged victorious to retain the House seat for Democrats.The two special elections filled vacancies created…
Johnson County Launches Strategic Plan Johnson County launched a new community strategic plan aimed at targeting revitalization and stabilizing the economy.The county released a survey asking residents how the city could improve their quality of life and what’s most important to them.The survey generated 1,500 responses from residents and a long list of both…
Appointed To Presidential Commission The U.S. Attorney in Louisville has been selected to join a working group that is part of a presidential commission on law enforcement.U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman, whose jurisdiction is the western half of Kentucky, will serve on the Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Law Enforcement Recruitment…
Auditions For ‘Sound Of Music’ Auditions were held on Tuesday for ‘The Sound of Music’ at The Forum in Hazard. This will be Hazard’s first musical in more than 20 years. For the Appalachian Arts Alliance, ‘The Sound of Music’ was an easy choice.”It is the all-time favorite. It is the quintessential musical that…
Taxing KY Houseboat Owners Many houseboat owners in Kentucky don’t pay property taxes on their vessels, but local and state officials are taking another run at making them comply in order to collect money that would help local schools and other services.The effort in the current legislative session is House Bill 418, which would…
Nominations Being Accepted For KY Education Boards Gov. Andy Beshear is taking nominations to Kentucky university boards and other higher education boards.Vacancies will be considered during the Governor’s Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee’s next meeting.Boards include the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville boards of trustees; Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State and the Kentucky…
KY Woman Steals Luggage With Items Worth Thousands A Kentucky woman has been accused of stealing luggage from passengers at an airport on two occasions.Carrie Welch, 33, was charged with theft after police said she returned to the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport for a third time on Friday, news outlets reported.Police said Welch…
Drug Use In Kentucky Ranks High A new report from Millennium Health analyzed urine tests from across the country for a study on drug use in the U.S.The report found Kentucky ranks first for the number of people testing positive for fentanyl.The study showed around 16 percent of the samples tested positive for fentanyl.Kentucky…
Purdue Pharma Begins Bankruptcy Process OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is rolling out an advertising campaign to let people know they can file claims against the company over the toll of its opioids.The effort starting Monday is part of Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue’s bankruptcy proceedings, which it is using to attempt to settle nearly 3,000 lawsuits.…