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KY-Based Mattress Store Filed For Bankruptcy Kentucky-based retailer Innovative Mattress Solutions has filed for bankruptcy.The company, which owns Sleep Outfitters, Mattress Warehouse, and Mattress King is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.As a result IMS is expected to close some of its 155 stores.According to court documents, Lexington-based Tempur-Sealy, has agreed to provide up to…
Changes In KY Elk Hunting The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is offering something new for this year’s elk season: a permit that gives archery and crossbow hunters a choice in whether to take a male or female elk.Gabe Jenkins, the state’s elk program coordinator, says the new option should increase the…
Re-opening Part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park is announcing recently closed areas of the park are now again accessible to visitors. The park was forced to close when funds for some basic visitor services were no longer available due to the government shutdown. Park Officials have determined that…
KY Governor Featured Speaker At Upcoming Dinner In Cincinnati A southwest Ohio Republican party is featuring neighboring Kentucky’s governor at an annual dinner. The Hamilton County GOP has announced that Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will speak March 14 at its Lincoln-Reagan dinner at Cincinnati’s Music Hall. Details will be made public later.The conservative Republican…
Monday Weather Woes It will be another dreary day across the mountains, with morning snow giving way to some possible drizzle as temps warm during the afternoon. There could be a very brief period of freezing drizzle. Cloudy skies will be the name of the game most of the day. There could be a…
Bipartisam Group Appointed to Examine KY’s Pension Problems Kentucky legislative leaders have appointed a bipartisan working group to examine the state’s troubled public pension system. Kentucky has one of the worst funded public pension systems in the country. Last year, the Republican-controlled legislature passed a pension bill with no Democratic support. The state Supreme…
Winter Weather Advisory in Effect; 1-3″ of Snow Expected Winter weather advisories are in effect for all of our listening area as snow is expected to continue throughout the morning and into the afternoon hours. According to the NWS, the heaviest snowfall is likely to be north and west of a line from Somerset…
Multiple Fires In Whitley County Called “Suspicious” Whitley County firefighters are investigating at least six fires in the past week that they called “suspicious”. Not much is left of what was once a home on Fairview in Corbin. The vacant home was destroyed in a fire at about 2 a.m. Tuesday. On Wednesday, the…
Corbin Community Backpack Program Expands The Corbin Community Backpack Program feeds close to 1,000 kids a week in Knox and Whitley Counties.The program started thirteen years ago after church members at First Christian Church in Corbin after members had the idea to help kids going hungry after school that beagn with 30 kids. With…
Governor Bevin Running For Re-Election Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has reiterated he will file for re-election by the January 29th deadline but says he has not decided on a running mate.The Republican governor said Thursday he’s not worried about divisions within the GOP.Bevin said he’s pleased with Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton’s job performance and…