More Visitors In Kentucky Kentucky tourism officials say more people visited the state in 2018 and spent more money.Officials say visitor trips to and within the state topped 71.6 million last year and visitor spending rose to nearly $7.6 billion, up nearly 4% over the prior year and a 21% increase since 2013.The figures…
Filling A Vacancy Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has set a special election to fill a House of Representatives vacancy for a seat in parts of two Kentucky counties.Republican Rep. Diane Murray St. Onge (AHNJ’) resigned effective Monday to move to California. She has represented parts of Kenton and Boone counties since 2013.The special election…
Beshear Pushing Kitchen Table Agenda Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andy Beshear has released a plan aimed at producing more Kentucky jobs tied to farm technology and advanced manufacturing.The proposals released Wednesday are part of what Beshear calls his “kitchen table agenda.” Beshear’s plan includes starting “business accelerators” and expanding access to credit to recruit agritech…
Loosely Displaying In God We Trust A new state law requires Kentucky public schools to display the motto “In God We Trust,” and one school district has responded with framed copies of a $1 bill.Fayette Superintendent Manny Caulk told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Wednesday that all schools in the district have been provided the…
Screening Student Athletes For Heart Ailment Baptist Health Corbin and the mCORE Foundation recently screened Corbin Independent student-athletes for underlying heart conditions.Baptist Health staff say sudden cardiac arrest, or SCA, is the leading cause of death in student-athletes each year.The American Heart Association reports that 1 in 100 kids have an underlying heart condition…
Discussing Blackjewel Operations Two state lawmakers will be in Harlan this morning.Senator Johnny Ray Turner and Representative Angie Hatton plan to discuss a pre-filed bill to close the loophole that allowed Blackjewel to get by without paying a bond when beginning operations.That bond would have helped pay the wages of miners who lost their…
Veterans Get Paper Tickets To State Fair The Kentucky State Fair has changed the way veterans and active duty military members can get complimentary tickets to the event, which starts its 11-day run Thursday in Louisville. Reports indicate the fair is working with Vet Tix this year to process and ship physical tickets. Service…
University Of Louisville Trustees Approve Hospital Purchase University of Louisville trustees have approved the school’s purchase of a financially struggling hospital under a plan that would include a $50 million state loan.UofL trustees approved the transaction at a meeting on campus Wednesday. The deal will significantly increase UofL’s footprint in the medical sector of…
New Trail System Is Open Perry County hosted a grand opening of the new trail system Tuesday night.This project is two and a half years in the making. A couple years ago, Perry county received a $100,000 recreational trail grant to create the trails.Ben Braman with Pathfinders is the mind behind the trail system.”We…
Coal Company Hiring A coal company will be hosting a job fair Thursday in Boone County, West Virginia.Blackhawk Mining, LLC has job openings for various positions in the company.Those positions include, but are not limited to: section foreman, electrician, equipment operator, fireboss and general labor.Officials with the company say they are looking for “experienced…