Helping To Cure Addiction In Eastern KY People recovering from addiction often say they are learning to love themselves. At Karen’s Place Maternity Center in Louisa, women are learning to just that while taking care of their children too.The center offers a place for women to come while they are pregnant and overcoming addiction.…
Eastern KY Remembers The Fallen Heroes More than 50 years after President Lyndon B. Johnson made it a national holiday, Memorial Day was recognized across Eastern Kentucky.Monday, a group gathered just outside the Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard to honor the lives lost.”We want everyone to come out and let them know that…
Kayakers Successfully Rescued In KY Six kayakers had to be rescued over the weekend after an incident on the Kentucky River.The call came in around 8:30 p.m. Sunday.Officials say the kayakers got caught in a storm around the Airedale Bridge in Beattyville.That’s when they reportedly abandoned their kayaks on the river and went on…
Staying Safe On The Water Along with the summer-like heat comes summer activities and at Buckhorn Lake, people are gassing up their boats and starting up their engines.”Boating season is when we start getting busy, people start to bring their pontoons over,” says Buckhorn Lake Marina Operator Ryan Miller.Along with boat season comes safety…
Raising Of The New Flags In Eastern KY A special ceremony kicked off Memorial Day weekend in Pikeville.”Today we kind of had a memorial opening ceremony,” said Jacob Selwood.Selwood is Commander for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3769.”We lowered the old flags and raised the new flags,” says Selwood. This serves as…
Eastern KY Team Competes And Wins A Problem-Solving Contest Almost 900 teams from across the globe competed this past week at the 40th Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in Lansing, Michigan.Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem-solving program for students in kindergarten through college.This year, two Eastern Kentucky teams brought home…
Veterans Cemeteries, VA Centers Holding Ceremonies This Weekend Memorial Day ceremonies are planned at five state veterans cemeteries as well as veterans centers around the state. The Department of Veterans Affairs said Kentucky Veterans Cemetery South East in Hyden and the Paul E. Patton Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard are both holding ceremonies…
Travel, Weather Records Could Fall Over Holiday Weekend A pair of records are set to be broken this weekend AAA is projecting this long holiday weekend to be one of the busiest travel holiday weekends on record, with more than 37 million people nationally expecting to take a trip of 35 miles or more…
Pike Co. Officials Find Body of Missing Kayaker Authorities in Pike Co say the body of a missing kayaker has been found in the Big Sandy River. Kentucky State Police said in a news release that the body of 47-year-old Paris Smith was recovered in the river late Friday morning in Pike County. Rescuers…
Showcasing Safety Equipment The Bluegrass Healthcare Coalition is compromised of agencies in 17 counties that all share the common mission of responding swiftly in the case of an emergency.At Blue Grass Airport Thursday, more than a dozen agencies showcased their equipment that would be used in an emergency.In the event of a natural disaster…