KY War Veterans Being Inducted 25 veterans from across the state will be added to the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame, but first they were honored in Frankfort Tuesday. At the ceremony on the capitol front lawn a parachute team dropped down with the flags.The new inductees represent all branches of the military, and…
Legislating School Bus Safety As several schools across Kentucky start heading back to class, one lawmaker is pushing for legislation that he hopes will make a difference in school bus safety.State Rep. Robert Goforth (R-East Bernstadt) prefiled a bill last week that would require the installation of stop-arm cameras on all Kentucky school buses.”As…
Memorial Planned To Honor War Veterans In Kentucky A memorial is being planned in central Kentucky to honor veterans of the Revolutionary War.John Humphries is president of the Colonel John Hardin chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Humphries told The News Enterprise that his group is working with the Daughters of the…
Benefit Concert For Blackjewel Miners The city of Pineville announced on Facebook they will be hosting a benefit concert for Blackjewel miners.It’s called ‘Music of Miners.’The concert will be on Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 24. Both shows will start at 6 p.m. at the Bell Theater. You can check out the city’s…
Interstate 75 Crashes Increasing New statistics show the number of crashes on Interstate 75 in Kentucky is increasing.The data shows since 2010, there have been more crashes on the busy highway than on any other in Kentucky.One reason according to officials is the major road work in Rockcastle County.In the last year alone, there…
Drought Forum Planned In Western KY Western Kentucky University is inviting scientists and policymakers for a conference on drought issues.The September conference at the school’s Knicely Conference Center is the biennial U.S. Drought Monitor forum. It will address administrative issues, look at scientific advances in drought monitoring and seek recommendations on how the U.S.…
Vice-President Mike Pence In Eastern KY This Week Vice President Mike Pence will be in Eastern Kentucky this week.On Thursday, the Vice President will be in Manchester. He will join Governor Matt Bevin and Alex Azar, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.A White House official said the group plans…
Democrat Andy Beshear Begins Ad Campaign For Governor Democrat Andy Beshear plays up the pastors in his family tree, stresses his faith and vows to treat people with “dignity and respect” in his first ad of Kentucky’s general-election campaign for governor.The TV ad will start airing Tuesday across much of Kentucky in the Lexington,…
TUES-Area Schools Beginning Classes School doors are opening this week all across Eastern and Southern Kentucky for back-to-school activities and classes. In Breathitt County school begins tomorrw and then in Jackson County classes will resume on thursday, August 8th. Source: MG News Return to News
Soldiers Returning Home Wednesday More than 140 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are returning to Kentucky this week after nine months in Kuwait.Fort Campbell says the soldiers from the 594th Transportation Company, 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade transported supplies and equipment throughout Kuwait in support of U.S. forces.The soldiers are…