Eastern KY Highway Project A highway safety project is planned to upgrade a section of U.S. Highway 60 in eastern Kentucky, transportation officials said.The project along six miles of the highway around the Rowan and Bath county line will realign a sharp curve and replace the Kentucky Highway 801 intersection with mini-roundabout, the state…
Unique Display Of Love In a uniqie display of love, the Northfork Local Foods Board hosted a farmer’s market for Valentine’s Day on Thursday.The farmer’s market was not your typical market where you could buy fresh produce. Instead, you could buy local crafts, food, candles and much more.”We wanted to give the public a…
Statewide Tornado Safety Drill Scheduled A Statewide Tornado Safety Drill will be conducted at approximately 10:07 am EST, Wednesday, March 4th. During the drill, the National Weather Service (NWS), in partnership with Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM), the Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee(KWPC), and Kentucky Broadcasters Association, will issue a test tornado warning message. This will…
Governor Gives Flooding Update Governor Andy Beshear held a news conference at the London Airport about the recent flooding in Southeastern Kentucky.He was joined by Senate President Robert Stivers of Manchester, Senator Johnny Ray Turner of Prestonsburg, Rep. Adam Bowling of Middlesboro and Michael Dossett, the director of the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management.”There’s…
Changing Transportation Policy A bill to rein in the governor’s power to appoint Kentucky’s transportation secretary won initial committee approval from Republican lawmakers Wednesday, but the Democratic chief executive quickly pushed back, saying it would lead to less accountability.GOP lawmakers insisted the measure wasn’t aimed at Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, but instead is meant…
Train Derailment In Eastern KY A fiery train derailment Thursday morning in eastern Kentucky trapped two crew members and caused a chemical leak into a river, authorities said.Two crew members of the CSX train were initially trapped before getting out and a flammable liquid was leaking into a river, said Charles Maynard with Pike…
Medicaid Changes Urged to reduce Medicaid bureaucracy, the Kentucky Senate passed a bill Wednesday to limit the number of managed care organizations hired by the state to run its massive Medicaid program.The bill cleared the Senate on a 29-7 vote and now heads to the House. It would allow the state to contract with…
Earthquake Rattles KY The United States Geological Survey reported a 2.8 magnitude earthquake near the Kentucky-Tennessee border Wednesday.The epicenter was about two miles away from Fincastle, Tennessee. It hit at 12:33 p.m.The quake was about 21 miles away from Middlesboro, Kentucky. Source: MG News Return to News
Supporting A Health Care Acquisition Lawmakers in the Kentucky House approved a bill to loan $35 million to the University of Louisville to support its acquisition of a health care system which includes a hospital.The statehouse voted 86-7 on Wednesday to pass House Bill 99, news outlets reported. The university recently acquired Jewish Hospital…
Knox County Helping Through The Flooding In Knox County, some roads are already covered with water and flood victims from last week are anxious.Rescue coordinators are warning everyone to be cautious and aware of their surroundings, just like rescue crews have to be when going out for a rescue.”We have to know the area…