KY Boy Scouts Handle Flooding Debris Clean-Up Boy Scout troops from three states removed about a ton of trash and litter from the shoreline of Land Between the Lakes at a recent event.The scouts from western Kentucky, Tennessee and southern Illinois are from the Four Rivers District and performed the clean up Saturday during…
Breakfast Served All Day At New Pikeville Restaurant Southern Biscuit and Grill is now serving breakfast into the afternoon. This is a new venture for Gary and Amy Collins, the owners of the former Smalltown Diner.The couple said the idea for all-day breakfast comes from research given to them by the Pikeville Main Street…
National Drug Summit With Ties To KY The National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit will have numerous federal leaders present next week, including President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.The summit works toward better policies and practices to address the national opioid abuse crisis. The four-day conference takes place April 22-25 in…
KY’s New Driver’s License System Coming Soon Kentucky’s new driver’s license system designed to comply with a federal travel law will be tested in a pilot program this spring.The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the pilot will take place in Woodford and Franklin counties. Counties will be added gradually, with licenses expected to be available…
Paintsville High School Seniors Learn Work Skills Paintsville High School found a way to teach kids the skills they need for life outside of the classroom.”All 56 seniors this year have been able to go out in the community and work in a career hopefully they are interested in,” said Career and Technical Education…
Salvaging Notre Dame’s Iconic Organ Paris’ deputy mayor says Notre Dame’s organ, among the world’s most famous and biggest, remains intact after a devastating fire at Paris’ main cathedral.Emmanuel Gregoire told BFMTV Tuesday that a plan to protect Notre Dame’s treasures was rapidly and successfully activated.The impressive organ dates to the 1730s and was…
Groundbreaking At Harlan County Business Park Monday afternoon officials in Harlan County held a groundbreaking at the Harlan County Business Park.”This build-ready site I think has an opportunity that will land an employer that could recruit employees from all across our labor-shed,” said Colby Kirk, the ‘ONE Harlan County’ Executive Director.The site is the…
Democratic Ad For KY Governor Begins Starting today Democrat Rocky Adkins picks a guitar with fellow bluegrass musicians, relives his basketball-playing days and recounts his bout with cancer as the state lawmaker introduces himself with his debut ad in his run for Kentucky governor. The TV ad begins running today. It takesa look at…
Cleaning Up KY The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a nearly $1.2 million grant to help Kentucky clean up petroleum contamination from leaking underground storage tanks.Last fiscal year, Kentucky officials reported 109 new confirmed discharges, 162 cleanups completed and 636 remaining to be addressed. Officials say Kentucky’s goals for this year are to…
Food Coolers For KY Food Pantries More than two dozen food pantries in Kentucky are benefiting from a new grant from the state’s Department of Agriculture.Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is unveiling new coolers that will help the pantries feed the state’s hungry.Quarles’ office says 25 food pantries around the state will benefit from…