Roads Washed Out Across Eastern Kentucky Due to Flooding Multiple roads throughout eastern Kentucky are either closed or are down to one lane thanks to flooded out roads, landslides, and sinkholes. In Perry County, what appeared to just be normal cracks in roadways spread and caused parts of a number of roads to wash…
Students Speak Up About Vaping A push to ban e-cigarettes and other vaping products for people under 21 has been resurrected in Kentucky after some heartfelt testimony from a group of middle school students.The Johnson County students attended the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday.They testified about Senate Bill 218, which would set…
New KY Id’s Nearly Ready The new Kentucky IDs that comply with federal guidelines will soon be available, and county clerks are preparing for the new system. Kentucky hopes to have all counties switched over by the end of May.”You won’t be able to travel through TSA or enter any federal facilities without the…
Road Break In Letcher County There is a road break in Letcher County that if it gives away could strand an entire community. There is a crack that takes up a portion of Highway 803 in the Millstone community. The crack developed two weeks ago and people who drive over and around it every…
Gas Rate Increases On Hold In Eastern KY The Public Service Commission is putting on hold discussion of two potential Eastern Kentucky gas rate increases. On Dec. 28, 2018, both Johnson County Gas Company and B&H Gas Company in Floyd County asked for base rate increases. B&H Gas wanted to raise the average monthly…
KY Civil War Sites Becoming National Monuments Camp Nelson and the Mill Springs Battlefield await only President Donald Trump’s signature to attain new designations as National Monuments.The office of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell noted that U.S. House passed on Tuesday night the Natural Resource Management Act, which contains the new monument designation for the…
Eliminating The Emerald Ash Borer Crews will cut hundreds of dead ash trees at Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland State Resort Park to prevent them from falling and posing a safety hazard.The state Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet says the trees were affected by the Emerald Ash Borer, which first arrived in the U.S. in 2002…
Women’s Networking Symposium In KY The 20th Annual Big Sandy Women’s Business Symposium welcomed many from across the region to Paintsville with the theme “She Leads”. Multiple local businesses set up booths at the event, which helps emphasize the importance of women in business. Keynote speaker Kelly Swanson says this is a great networking…
Price Gouging Hotline Open In KY Attorney General Andy Beshear opened Kentucky’s price gouging hotline this week.The move follows mass flooding across southern and eastern Kentucky, along with Governor Matt Bevin’s statewide emergency declaration.Kentucky state law says retailers and private citizens may not sell certain essential goods and services for more than ten percent…
American Red Cross Providing Flood Relief Relief has arrived for thousands of eastern Kentuckians impacted by weekend flooding across the area. The American Red Cross arrived to several eastern Kentucky counties with cleaning kits and assessment crews – working to figure out how to give funding to flood victims. Witnesses say the water from…