Early Flu Cases In Laurel County Laurel County Health Department officials say flu activity has been seen in other parts of the country early this year.Officials say there have already been reported cases and deaths. Those reported numbers only include lab-confirmed cases.Those cases came early this year, as the official flu season does not…
Enerblu Lawsuit Goes Forward A lawsuit filed against Enerblu executives asks that the failed battery manufacturing plant pay $30 million in compensatory and punitive damages, the Lexington-Herald Leader reports.The lawsuit was filed by Dapco LTO Investment, LLC., an investor group from Florida, and calls Enerblu “a bogus Eastern Kentucky battery plant that was never…
Kentucky Man Accused Of Threatening To Destroy Clinic A Kentucky man accused of threatening to blow up a Planned Parenthood facility in Cincinnati was ordered held on $100,000 bond Monday after police found a “homemade destructive device” at his home. Source: MG News Return to News
Left Out Of Voting More than 150,000 registered Kentucky voters were improperly placed on an “inactive list” that could jeopardize their right to vote in November, the state Democratic Party said Monday.In a letter to the State Board of Elections, Democratic chairman Ben Self demanded that the board immediately reactivate those registrations. The claims…
Surprise Visitor Speaks At Commissioner Meeting Monday night the City of Hazard held their weekly commissioner meeting. A proposal for curbside recyclable pickup and green kayaking was presented from someone unexpected.A sixth-grader from Hazard Middle School, Carley Watts.”Mayors and commissioners, I want to thank each and every one of you for giving me this…
Fatal Wreck In Pulaski County One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Pulaski County Monday morning.The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office identified 55-year-old Terry Lea Raines as the man killed in the crash.Deputies with the sheriff’s office said just after 7 a.m. they found a gold 2011 Cadillac STS on its top in…
Program Offering Discounted Tuition Seeing Few Takers A college in southwest Virginia is seeing limited interest in an inaugural program that offers discounted tuition to students from Appalachia.The Roanoke Times reports that the University of Virginia’s College at Wise enrolled 23 students through the program that was created to boost enrollment. Officials previously have…
Wildfire Burning In Perry County A wildfire in Perry County started around 11 p.m. Sunday night and is still burning this afternoon.Vicco Sassafras Fire Rescue is responding until the Division of Forestry takes over.At one point, the fire came close to one home.Officials worked to wet down the kudzu near a home as the…
Famous Kentucky Landmark Burns Officials say a well-known landmark near the border of Kentucky and West Virginia has been damaged in a fire.News outlets report firefighters responded to a call of a structure fire on Friday at the Loftis Mansion in South Williamson. The mansion was heavily damaged in the fire.The mansion was once…
Battle Of Middle Creek Re-Enacted January 10th, 1862, the Battle of Middle Creek took place in Eastern Kentucky.Officials said it is the largest battle that took place in this region.”It was one of the largest and probably the most influential battle that happened in Eastern Kentucky,” said Patrick Davis.Davis is an organizer of the…