KY Career Fair

KY Career Fair Kentucky Career Center hosted a job fair for Hurley Electrical Contracting on Thursday.Workers say they are looking to fill 20 jobs with skilled, hard-working, local people.Cable linemen and groundmen are of the positions needing to be filled.Those handing out applications say travel is required but workers can still live at home…

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Progress

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Progress Ahead of next week’s primary election, Democrats running for Kentucky governor promised during a debate Wednesday to push for increased state funding for higher education.During the hourlong televised debate – their second one this week – candidates called for expanding election laws to allow Kentuckians more time to vote.…

Saluting A Fallen Eastern KY Officer

Saluting A Fallen Eastern KY Officer The country salutes an Eastern Kentucky officer murdered in the line of duty. Those who knew him best said it’s a fitting tribute.Offc. Scotty Hamilton is honored in the nation’s capital .”He’ll never be forgotten,” said Pikeville Police Chief Chris Edmonds.The legacy of slain Offc. Scotty Hamilton is…

KY Toddler Found Alive

KY Toddler Found Alive A 22-month-old boy has been found alive days after going missing in a rural portion of eastern Kentucky.The Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday that Kenneth Howard, who disappeared Sunday evening, had been found alive. “He is alive, he is being attended by medics for dehydration, but is in remarkably…

Ford Is Issuing A Recall

Ford Is Issuing A Recall Ford is adding 270,000 vehicles to a recall in North America to fix a gearshift problem that could cause them roll away unexpectedly.The addition covers certain 2013 through 2016 Fusion midsize cars with 2.5-liter engines.The company is urging drivers to always use the parking brake until repairs are made.Ford…

Regional Recovery Center Opening

Regional Recovery Center Opening A group active in the fight against drug addiction in Kentucky’s largest city is planning to open a regional recovery center in Appalachia.Jennifer Hancock, president and CEO of Volunteers of America Mid-States, says the group hopes to open a residential treatment program in Clay County this summer.Hancock says the program…

Clean-Up Day Planned In Martin County

Clean-Up Day Planned In Martin County Shaping Our Appalachian Region, Inc. (SOAR) and the Martin County Kiwanis Club are coordinating a Community Cleanup and Celebration for Saturday, June 8.The Cleanup will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. throughout the county, and participants along with the general public are invited to a Community…