High School Students Helping Out In Eastern KY A group of high schoolers from Nebraska are on a service trip to Kentucky. The group paired with the Housing Development Alliance in Hazard to build and remodel homes for those in need.”This is a great group of kids. These kids they are very caring and…
Fire Destroys Popular Restaurant An early-morning fire in the Caney area of Pike County was the end for a restaurant that many people say was a favorite in the community.Shelby Valley Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call at around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday to find Mi San Felipe, a Mexican food restaurant, engulfed in…
A Noticeable Decline In The Opioid Epidemic There are signs the opioid epidemic could be letting up, according to a new report from the American Medical Association (AMA).The AMA reports that opioid prescriptions have decreased 33 percent between 2013 and 2018, including a 12.4 percent decrease from 2017 and 2018. It also reports that…
Gas Prices For The Beginning Of The Summer Season Just in time for you to pack your bags and head out for the summer, gas prices are down nationwide for summer travel. And Kentucky has some of the lowest gasoline prices anywhere in the country.The average gas price has dropped about 9 cents in…
Eastern KY Coal Companies Receive Property Tax Money Coal companies tied to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are promising to pay huge property tax debts owed to some eastern Kentucky counties. Knott, Pike, Harlan and Magoffin counties received checks last week totaling nearly $1.2 million from Justice companies. Kentucky’s Finance and Administration Cabinet led…
MIT And Harvard Students Stop In Hazard Some Massachusetts Institution of Technology (MIT) and Harvard students are bicycling from Washington D.C. to San Fransico.Along the way, they are stopping in towns to teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) workshops.Monday the eight students stopped at the Challenger Learning Center in Hazard through today to…
New Management For Martin County Water However, those within the Martin County Water District (MCWD) could see another rate increase in the future.Officials with the Public Service Commission (PSC) have required the water district to hire a new management company.Many fear this will cost customers too much money.”We’ve been concerned all along that a…
New Electricity Guidelines For Eastern KY An eastern Kentucky electric provider is restructuring its rates, but the adjustments won’t increase monthly bills for an average customer.The Kentucky Public Service Commission is allowing Jackson Energy Cooperative Corp. to increase the monthly customer charge while decreasing the cost per kilowatt-hour of electricity.The electric co-op serves 51,000…
KY Heritage Land Conservation Fund Receives Award The American Battlefield Trust has given an award to the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund for helping to preserve battlefields and historic sites in the state. American Battlefield Trust President James Lighthizer recognized the fund last week for a “monumental contribution” to the Perryville Battlefield State Historic…
Kids And Hot Cars Don’t Mix Kentucky State Police are asking people to keep an eye out for children left in hot cars as temperatures rise.With the mercury levels on the rise this week, KSP is renewing its plea for parents to be extremely cautious about leaving children in hot cars. It may seem…