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New Victim Advocacy Program Officials with Kentucky State Police say a new Victim Advocacy Program will provide needed support for crime victims.A statement from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet says details of the statewide initiative are being announced Thursday at the Kentucky State Police post in Elizabethtown.Officials say 16 advocates are being hired…
Persistent Priest Catches Thief A priest chased after a man accused of stealing a woman’s purse at a gathering at Saints Joseph and Paul Catholic Church in Owensboro.Police say 56-year-old Jeffrey Woods slipped into the parish hall and stole a parishioner’s purse.Father Jean Rene Kalombo says he saw it happen and decided to chase…
Grandparents Program Underway In Pike County For many students in Pike County, their grandparents also serve as their legal guardians. Whether that is due to the opioid epidemic or other reasons, Pike County Schools District recognized the theme and wanted to help.Last school year, the Grandparents as Parents program kicked off in the schools…
Pharmacist Operating In KY Found Guilty A pharmacist operating Buffalo Drug Inc. in Buffalo, W. Va. was found guilty on Tuesday of conspiring to dispense and distribute oxycodone and oxymorphone.Officials say Jackson Noel dispensed the pills from the pharmacy to out-of-state customers including people from Kentucky. Noel sold the pills on a cash-only basis.According…
Bankrupt Eastern KY Hospital Purchased A bankrupt Eastern Kentucky hospital has been purchased by a regional bank, whose owners plan to keep it operating as a health care center.First State Bank of the Southeast, which operates branches across Kentucky and Tennessee, closed on its purchase of Pineville Community Healthcare in Bell County last week…
Rand Paul Attacker Back In Court A federal appeals court on Monday vacated what it called a “well-below-guidelines” prison sentence for the man who tackled U.S. Sen. Rand Paul outside his Kentucky home, ordering a resentencing for the attack that broke the lawmaker’s ribs.The three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Ft. Boonesborough Hosts Historic Event Fort Boonesborough State Park is hosting its annual “1778 Siege of Boonesborough” weekend later this month.Events at the Madison County park will include a battle re-enactment on the afternoons of Sept. 28 and 29 and a night battle at dusk on the 28th, a Saturday.The event commemorates the 1778…
New Water Meters For Floyd County Floyd County’s Southern Water and Sewer District is receiving $1.5 million in grant funding to upgrade water meters for its customers.”It’s a shot in the arm for the water district. It allows us to move forward with just some really new technology,” said board chairman Jeff Prater.Prater said…
New Opportunities For Leslie County A grant announced last week at SOAR for nearly two million dollars is helping Leslie County bring new opportunities to the area and improving existing infrastructure.The building where the new project will take place is in an old school that has been decommissioned for several years.Ricky Baker, executive director…
New Water Meters For Leslie County A grant announced last week at SOAR for nearly two million dollars is helping Leslie County bring new opportunities to the area and improving existing infrastructure.The building where the new project will take place is in an old school that has been decommissioned for several years.Ricky Baker, executive…