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Mail-In Absentee Voter Request Deadline Today Kentucky’s top elections official says voters have one last day to request mail-in absentee ballots for next month’s election. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes says the last day is today. Grimes says voters may request absentee ballot applications from their county clerk in person or by telephone,…
Hazard/Perry County Senior Center Takes Award The Hazard / Perry County Senior Citizen Center won Senior Center of the Year.This is a region-wide award for senior centers with 50 members or more.The center submitted a paper to the Kentucky River Area Development District (KRADD) in October of 2017. KRADD submitted the paper to the…
Hazard Stroke Survivor Center In Running For Award Monday is World Stroke Day, and the Hazard Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group is to win a national award. The support group was founded three years ago to raise awareness about strokes in rural Kentucky. This year, it was nominated for a Raising Awareness in…
New Security System At Eastern KY School For one Eastern Kentucky school, new security cameras are helping keep students safe. At Williamsburg Independent Schools, visitors push a buzzer before being let in the door.Both outside and inside the building, cameras keep watch.”We try our best to take care of our kids,” said Troy Sharp,…
Watching A Floyd County Election A week away from election day we are seeing candidates pick up the pace on the campaign trail.The judge-executive race in Floyd County is one many are keeping an eye on since current Judge-Executive Ben Hale lost in the May primary by only a 31 vote margin to Jimmy…
Ft. Campbell Host To Army Surgeon General The Army’s surgeon general is holding two town halls at Fort Campbell to answer questions from hospital workers and people covered by the military health care program Tricare. Lt. Gen. Nadja West is the 44th Army surgeon general and commanding general of the Army Medical Command. She…
Ivanka Trump In Eastern KY Ivanka Trump, Governor Matt Bevin and other officials were at Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg to participate in a roundtable discussion about workforce development in Eastern Kentucky.During the discussion, Ivanka listened to college officials talk about first-generation students.Before stopping by the college, the governor, Congressman Hal…
Paul Ryan To Campaign For Barr U.S. Rep. Andy Barr says House Speaker Paul Ryan will campaign with him in Kentucky. Barr is running for re-election in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District. He faces Democrat Amy McGrath, a retired Marine fighter pilot who has raised and spent more money than he has. Barr spokeswoman Jodi…
Walking For Mental Illness Awareness A gloomy Sunday at the Perry County Park in Hazard didn’t stop dozens of people from coming out for the annual National Alliance on Mental Health walk in Hazard. The event focuses on stopping the stigma behind mental illness.”People don’t understand or they’re afraid of individuals with mental illness,”…
DanceBlue Mini-Marathon Raises Money For Children’s Hospital Knox Central’s DanceBlue mini-marathon wrapped up many local fundraisers supporting kids of the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic. More than 200 students were expected to dance the night away Saturday night while others donated items to the silent auction.total of $25,961.20 was raised. The school plans…