Phony Money Circulates In Harlan County Officials in Harlan County are on the looking for additional counterfeit money after a Harlan EMS employee discovered some fake bills Tuesday. Jason Manns posted on Facebook Tuesday evening about the counterfeit money. Manns said he took the money to the police station and was made aware it’s…
Disney Closes Deal Disney has closed its $71 billion acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business, putting “Cinderella,” ”The Simpsons,” ”Star Wars” and “Dr. Strange” under one corporate roof.The deal is likely to shake up the media landscape. Among other things, it paves the way for Disney to launch its streaming service, Disney Plus, due out…
Pike County Tourism Receives Award Pike County tourism received an important award this week. During a fiscal court meeting, it’s office received the “Economic Engine Award” from the Kentucky Travel Industry Association. Nearly $115,000,000 is generated annually in the county. Hank Phillips, the President and CEO of the Kentucky Travel Association, says more counties…
Senator Tim Kaine Speaking In Louisville Former vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine will be in Kentucky next month to speak at the University of Louisville.Kaine, a Democratic U.S. Senator from Virginia, will speak as part of the McConnell Center’s Distinguished Speaker Series.Kaine ran on the ticket with Hillary Clinton in 2016 and has been…
Blood Pressure Medication Recalled Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, LLC is recalling 43 repackaged lots of Losartan Tablets a common blood repssure medication. Health officials say one of the chemicals NMBA is a potential human carcinogen. To date, Legacy has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall. Losartan Potassium USP is a…
KY Prayer Breakfast It’s been a state tradition for more than 50 years and continued on Monday. Governor Matt Bevin hosted community and religious leaders at the 53rd annual Kentucky Prayer Breakfast. The governor took a moment to recognize the importance of foster care and making the adoption process easier. “I would encourage people,…
Looking Closely At Education Teachers, parents and students are getting an opportunity to share their vision of what changes need to be made ahead of the governor’s special session on education.The first of seven public forums across the state was held Monday.Round-table discussions were held in the cafeteria at Cabell Midland High School.During the…
Pro-Life Legislation Suffers A Setback U.S. District Judge David J. Hale granted the American Civil Liberties Union’s request to block the enforcement of Senate Bill 9 and House Bill 5. It goes into effect immediately.Senate Bill 9 would ban abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy before most women know they are pregnant.…
Lots Of Jobs In Pike County A new project coming to Pikeville is hoping to put coal miners back to work.The project would create jobs for 200 construction workers and 50 permanent jobs.The plan is to build a Solar Panel Farm on a reclaimed mine land and is three years in the making.”It’s the…
Clearing Away The Litter Nearly 250 people helped keep Dewey Lake clean Saturday morning. Since the early 1990s, this clean-up effort has grown each year. Nearly 15-20 tons of trash was bagged and tossed away properly. “Clean up our trails, our lakeshore, and just basically get our park really ready and trash free for…