Questions About Aluminum Company In Appalachia A company that promised a $1.7 billion aluminum plant in Appalachia still needs a $500 million cash infusion to do the job, the new CEO told Kentucky lawmakers Tuesday, following a corporate management shakeup.Braidy Industries officials appeared before the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee following the recent ouster…
State Budget Proposal A Judicial Headache Kentucky’s chief justice is warning that the governor’s scaled back budget proposal for the judiciary would jeopardize nearly 400 jobs in the judicial branch.Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. told lawmakers that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s budget proposal fell nearly $49 million short of fully funding court operations…
Red Cross Shelters Are Ready Red Cross shelters in Harlan and Whitley Counties are on standby as more flooding is likely Wednesday night into Thursday.Harlan Baptist Church at 120 W. Mound Street in Harlan and the National Guard at 215 Hurricane Hollow Road in Williamsburg were previously opened due to flooding.Those two shelters are…
Remembering A Kentucky Hero A Kentucky native who attended the U.S. Military Academy and achieved the rank of colonel was promoted after his death to the honorary rank of brigadier general in Kentucky by Gov. Andy Beshear.Charles Young was born in Mays Lick, Kentucky, in 1864 to enslaved parents. He graduated from high school…
Whitley County Families Get Help From Flooding Alot of helping hands is helping the families in Whitley County still struggling with the aftermath of last week’s flooding, particularly where the Cumberland River runs through Williamsburg. The Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Inc. out of Nashville is sending a tractor-trailer full of supplies after reaching…
Questioning Aluminum Plant Construction Braidy Industries still needs to raise $500 million to build a long-promised $1.7 billion aluminum plant in Appalachia, a company executive told Kentucky lawmakers Tuesday.Company officials appeared before the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee after a recent management shakeup raised concerns about the project’s viability.Braidy executives expressed confidence that the…
County Clerk Accused The results of a Kentucky audit show that an elected county clerk has been failing to properly perform her duties and left nearly $30,000 owed to her county at the end of a recent fiscal year, according to a report the state auditor issued Monday.In the latest report, which reviewed financial…
Real ID Update Ramping up its Real ID program, Kentucky expects to be able to meet the demand for special licenses that many people will eventually need to board domestic airline flights, the project manager told state lawmakers on Monday.The state has opened four regional offices so far to issue Real ID licenses but…
Pro-Life Legislation Passes In nearby West Virginia the state Senate approved a bill to penalize physicians who don’t provide medical care to a baby born after an abortion attempt.Senators unanimously approved the bill Monday after testimony from a lone Democrat who said lawmakers have wasted time angling for political points on a bill that…
Ten More Traffic Fatalities In KY Highway traffic fatalities in Kentucky increased by 10 last year, according to a preliminary count.“A single death is one too many,” Transportation Secretary Jim Gray said. “And our 2020 Recommended Highway Plan is our commitment to improving highway safety. Through this plan Governor Beshear calls for a historic…