Mega Murals As part of the Workforce Development Program through Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, dozens of people are painting giant murals in the city.This is only the second year of the Great Mountain Mural and Community Design Mega Fest.For the artists bringing the images to life, it is so much more than…
Big Blue Nation In Eastern KY Big Blue Nation was out in full force as the Big Blue Caravan rolled into Eastern Kentucky Monday. “It’s pretty cool to get to see all the coaches you see on tv and stuff,” says Gabe Hall, a Kentucky fan from Hazard.Coaches from the men’s and women’s soccer…
Regional Power Outages Blamed On Recent Storm Strong to severe storms swept through the region on Monday afternoon, leaving thousands of people in the dark.There are still some power outages including in Breathitt, Martin,Pike, Bell, Clay, Laurel, Lee, Rockcastle, Floyd and Johnson counties.You can check the outages for your area by checking out the…
Website Launched In KY To Nab Suspects A Kentucky police department has launched a website to seek the public’s help in identifying suspects in unsolved cases.A statement from the Lexington Police Department says the site, www.lexidme.com , has surveillance images of people suspected of criminal activity whom police haven’t been able to identify.Chief Lawrence…
Infant Formula Recalled An infant formula sold only at Walmart is being voluntarily recalled because of the potential presence of “metal foreign matter” in a single lot of the product, Perrigo Company says in a news release.The recall affects a single lot, or 23,388 containers, of the 35-ounce, 992-gram containers of Parent’s Choice Advantage…
Clinic For Club 180 Students Youth Ministry Former and current athletes from the University of Kentucky were in Harlan County on Saturday teaching a clinic for Club 180 students. Club 180 is an outreach youth ministry organization.Athletes from UK’s swim, volleyball, football, and women’s basketball team participated. One former women’s basketball player from Bell…
Swift Water Rescue Training When severe weather hits, first responders jump into action and that includes those with swift water rescue skills. They met over the weekend. “As first responders, we need to train to remain calm and use the best common sense to mitigate whatever task is in front of us,” explained Nick…
Remote Area Medical Coming To The Area In regional news those in Southwest Virginia have an opportunity to get free medical care next weekend in Wise County.Remote Area Medical, along with the health wagon, will host a RAM Clinic at the Wise County Fairgrounds Friday, June 28 through June 30.The parking lot will be…
KY Coal Mining Museum Open If you live in Eastern Kentucky, you or someone you know probably worked in the coal industry.”We are just celebrating 25 years of sharing the history of coal mining with the community and everybody,” says Curator of the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Amanda Hughes.”I feel like it makes people…
Traffic Lanes Re-Opened On I-64 All lanes are back open on Interstate 64’s eastbound side after a single-vehicle crash left one individual dead. MetroSafe confirmed earlier to the Courier Journal that the wreck originally occurred around 5:00 a.m. Sunday morning.All lanes on I-64 East between exit 17 (Blankenbaker Parkway) and I-265 were closed for…