Native Glasgow Woman Nominated to Be Next Ambassador to UN A native Glasgow woman has been nominated the next US Ambassador to the United Nations. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recommended Kelly Knight Craft for the position. Craft is already the ambassador to Canada and is married to Hazard native…
Warren County Gets Beautified Officials in Warren County are planning to beautify entryways into the community along the interstate.The Daily News reports that the nonprofit Operation PRIDE board voted this week to move forward with designing the project called Beautif-I65. The goal is to transform five Interstate 65 interchanges in Warren County with aesthetic…
Improving the Internet In Eastern KY KentuckyWired achieved an important milestone this week.The broadband project reached 1,000 miles of its planned 3,000-mile network.Phillip Brown, Executive Director of Kentucky Communications Network Authority said, “Obtaining the necessary pole attachment agreements to use over 70,000 utility poles owned by over 70 different entities was a slow process.…
New Abortion Legislation For KY A Kentucky legislative panel has advanced a proposal that would require abortion providers to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions that the procedure can be reversed.The proposal was added to a bill dealing with requirements for doctors or clinics to report abortions induced by medication. A House committee approved the…
Flood Related Problems As rain pours down on the mountains, high water is making multiple roads impassable. In In Breathitt County, Smith Branch Road off of Southfork Road is flooded. Officials remind everyone driving not to drown and turn around meaning never try to drive through standing water. Plus, a major rockslide this morning…
A Reminder To Turn Around And Don’t Drown The National Weather Service says the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports over half of all flood-related drownings happen when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water, and that the next highest percentage of flood-related deaths is due to walking into or near flood…
New Teacher Pension Bill For KY A freshman legislator, who is a former school superintendent, filed a new bill on Wednesday that would put future Kentucky teachers into a pension system with defined benefits.Rep. Scott Lewis, a Republican from Kentucky’s 14th District, filed the bill on the last day lawmakers could do so in…
Bringing Back IN GOD WE TRUST Four words caused quite a discussion as Kentucky lawmakers started advancing a bill to require public schools to display the national motto, “In God We Trust.” The measure cleared the House Education Committee, putting it on a path to reach the Republican-led House. The bill calls for the…
Harlan City Hall Building Scrapped Demolition crews worked to tear down the old Harlan city hall building along South Main St. this week. Officials say the Harlan Police Department was the last group to occupy the building until they moved to a new location last year. the building was old and became structurally unsound.…
Eastern KY Planetarium Lights Up If you visit the East Kentucky Science Center and Planetarium you may notice some changes all around you. Recently, the center installed a new state of the art lighting system thanks to a donation. This new system uses the new technology of COB LEDs. Director Steve Russo says this…