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October Is Dyslexia Awareness Month October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Floyd County Judge-Executive Ben Hale signed a proclamation recognizing Dyslexia Awareness Month in Floyd County.This proclamation was signed to help raise awareness and further the understanding of dyslexia. A little known fact Albert Einstein and Apple Founder Steve Jobs were both dyslexic. …
Knox County Public Schools Teacher Dies In Crash Officials with the Knox County Public Schools confirm that one of their teachers died in a crash Monday morning. School officials say in a letter, Brian Justice, 45, a teacher at the Knox County Learning Academy, was involved in a multiple-vehicle crash.He died in that crash.Kentucky…
KY Council On Postsecondary Education The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education expects to announce finalists as it winds down its search for a new president.A statement from the council says its presidential search committee will meet in closed session Tuesday at its Frankfort office to discuss personnel and afterward expects to announce finalists for…
KFC Founder Memorabilia Being Auctioned Some items given to Colonel Harland Sanders’ driver and friend are being auctioned next month, including one of the Kentucky Fried Chicken founder’s white suits and matching Stetson hat.Heritage Auctions of Dallas said in a news release that Dick Miller spent the last decade of Sanders’ life working for…
Postal Service Seeks Stamp Increase The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to increase the price of its first-class stamp by 5 cents to 55 cents to help stem its mounting red ink. If approved by regulators, the 10 percent increase to the cost of mailing a 1-ounce letter would be the biggest since 1991.The…
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Opening In KY The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum is opening this week in Kentucky.The museum said in a news release its $15 million building in downtown Owensboro will celebrate with three days of music, Thursday through Saturday.A free concert will be given Saturday on…
Knox County Schools Teacher Dies In Collision Officials with the Knox County Public Schools confirmed this morning that one of their teachers died in a crash.School officials said in a letter, Brian Justice, a teacher at the Knox County Learning Academy, was involved in a multiple-vehicle crash.He died in that crash.Justice worked at the…
Paint Pikeville Pink 5K The annual “Paint Pikeville Pink 5K” kicked off Saturday morning.More than 700 people filled downtown Pikeville with the color pink to show more support for breast cancer awareness.”It’s long hours. Probably the hardest week of my life this week and all of us. We’ve been up every, actually, we haven’t…
Mobile Pet Clinic In Laurel County Friends of Laurel County Animals partner with Woodstock Animal Foundation bring the mobile Woodstock Spay/Neuter Clinic to London.Staff at the clinic say it is important to have pets spayed and neutered to reduce over-population in the area and to keep pets healthy from potentially fatal conditions.”It reduces cancer…
More Stores Closed For Thanksgiving Weeks ahead of Halloween, the holiday shopping season may seem far off, but more big box stores are adding to the list of closed stores for the Thanksgiving Holiday. But BestBlackFriday.com released its 2018 Thanksgiving Day store closings list Monday, a roll call of retailers that won’t open their…