KY Rest Stop Gets Makeover Monday, the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet announced the Whitley County Welcome Center on I-75 in southern Kentucky will close October 4th.The center will be demolished and reconstruction of a new facility is expected to be completed in fall 2020.The frequent closures to the public for maintenance and repair…
Fire Closes Part Of Red River Gorge An area of the Red River Gorge closed after a forest fire Monday.Daniel Boone National Forest officials say the fire happened at Sky Bridge.An escaped campfire caused it.The area is closed while firefighters work to establish containment lines. Source: MG News Return to News
Honoring Organ Donors The Letcher County Court Clerk is honoring local organ donors by putting their picture on a wall in the County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. They are calling it the “Hero Wall.”“I do think that will maybe make a difference for someone,” said Jan Tackett who is the mother of an organ…
Blackjewel Mining Case To Court The nearly two-month-long Blackjewel protest in Cumberland came to an end last Thursday, but the actions attorneys and lawyers are making in a West Virginia bankruptcy courtroom is far from over.Media outlets have learned the negotiations between Blackjewel and attorney’s representing Blackjewel miners have not worked. Now, the court…
I-75 Shooter Indicted Again A Texas man who has been accused of shooting at vehicles on I-75 in Laurel County almost a year ago has been, once again, indicted by a grand jury, according to the Times Tribune.The 70-plus mile chase started with several calls from I-75 near Corbin, Kentucky.Police said three cars in…
Famous KY Barn Burns Killing Animals An overnight fire in a Kentucky barn has killed thousands of animals including 3,000 quails.News outlets report the fire broke out at Bonzo Farm early Saturday morning.A press release from Greenup Volunteer Fire Department says multiple fire departments responded to the blaze, which involved several barns.Raceland Police say…
Time For A Flu Vaccine Health officials are urging Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the flu.The Department for Public Health said in a statement last week that there had already been 154 lab-confirmed flu cases in the state. Source: MG News Return to News
Soldiers Return To KY Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are returning to Kentucky this week after nine months in Iraq.Fort Campbell says the soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team are scheduled to return Monday, when a welcome home ceremony will be held.The Army post is located on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. …
Pumpkin Season Is Nearly Here People at Eckert’s farm continued on with fall festivities this weekend despite the summer-like heat.The general manager of Eckert’s Farm said the apples are thriving in the heat as well.”Apples actually love this type of weather. It makes them sweeter and the varieties do come on a little faster…
Research Grant For City Of Prestonsburg The City of Prestonsburg in Floyd County was selected to receive a $185,000 grant to study and develop the Levisa and Russell Forks River as a Blue Water Trail.Officials said this river ties multiple Eastern Kentucky cities together.”We’re talking about 100 miles from Elkhorn City to Louisa. That’s…