Excess Coal Severance Tax Being Distributed Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says more than $15 million in excess coal severance tax revenue will be allocated to cities and counties that qualify through a revenue-sharing program.The governor said Monday that 49 counties and 122 municipalities will share the money.State law directs that if coal severance revenue…
Churches Help Miners Harvest Worship Center in Harlan accepted donations for Blackjewel miners from other churches, including some from other states.”We’ve raised about $11,000. God’s really blessed us,” said Harvest Worship Center’s Pastor Roland Lee.The event started at 7 p.m. on Monday at Harvest Worship Center’s Family Life Center. Each minor who brought a…
Both Of KY’s Senators Recovering At Home U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he underwent lung surgery in a procedure he says stems from injuries suffered when a neighbor tackled him outside his home in 2017.The Republican lawmaker tweeted that part of his lung damaged in the assault was removed during the weekend surgery in…
Major Announcements For Miners Two major announcements regarding relief for unpaid Blackjewel miners took place at the Harlan County Courthouse and at the Letcher County Extension Office Monday morning.Ross Kegan, former Vice President of Operations of Black Mountain Resources, spoke in Harlan County on behalf of the Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation. He said…
New Web Address For KY Courts The Kentucky courts system has moved to a new web address.Users are now automatically redirected from the previous address of courts.ky.gov to kycourts.gov.The Administrative Office of the Courts said in a news release the change is part of a plan to make the website mobile responsive and easier…
KSP Seeking New Cadets Kentucky State Police say applications are being accepted for the agency’s next academy cadet class.Police said in a statement that the historic class will be the 100th since the agency was created in 1948. The academy class is set to begin next May. Interested applicants can apply at the Kentucky…
Getting Ready For Back-To-School The first school districts in Eastern and Southern Kentucky open on August 5, while a few do not start until the end of the month. Breathitt County schools will begin classes this Wednesday, August 7th. Source: MG News Return to News
Miners Head To Bankruptcy Hearing Dozens of miners got up early and left their protest site near Cumberland heading to the Harlan Center in Harlan to make the trek to Charleston, West Virginia early this morning. The employees of Blackjewel plan to flood the federal courthouse there to be heard at a bankruptcy hearing…
Beshear Calls for Labor Secretary’s Firing Over Blackjewel Standoff Today marks day six of the Blackjewel miners’ protest. They are still waiting for their unpaid wages. Governor Matt Bevin addressed the situation during an event in Louisville Friday morning and claimed the President is ‘aware of it.’ At the same time yesterday, Attorney General…
Boyd Co. Settles for .75M in Jail Death A Eastern Kentucky county has agreed to pay the estate of a man who died while in jail custody $1.75 million. The Daily Independent reports it obtained documents on Thursday detailing the settlement that was reached in June between Boyd County and the estate of Michael…