Eastern KY Aluminum Mill On Hold Kentucky regulators have put on hold a $33 million project to build power lines to the site of a proposed aluminum mill in eastern Kentucky.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the Public Service Commission wants written assurances from Braidy Industries that it has the money to complete the project. Company…
2019 Hillbilly Days Line-Up Announced The East Kentucky Expo Center is announcing the 2019 Hillbilly Days concert line-up.Travis Tritt and Marshall Tucker Band with special guest The Cadillac Tree will be playing.Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10:00 A.M. Tickets will be available at the Appalachian Wireless Box Office, Ticketmaster.com . …
Personnel Problems In Licking Valley Two Licking Valley CAP employees were the subject of a recent special meeting of the organization’s board of directors as part of an active investigation in the organization centering around personnel. The meeting was held in Flemingsburg. Source: MG News Return to News
Breathitt County’s “Downtown Christmas” Celebration Coming Soon The Breathitt County Cooperative Extension Agency has scheduled a free fun-filled friendly craft workshop December 1, 2018, during “Downtown Christmas.” The workshop is planned from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Extension Agency located at 1155 Main Street. All Christmas-goers are invited to attend, create a holiday…
Jackson Woman’s Club Delivers Art Supplies To Local Safe House The GFWC Jackson Woman’s Club recently collected and delivered art supplies to the Hazard LKLP Safe House, a facility for victims of domestic violence and their dependent children. Jackson Woman’s Club members generously contributed a variety of supplies including paints, brushes, glue sticks, crayons,…
Breathitt County Library Tax Rate Decreases In a unanimous decision, the Breathitt County Public Library’s Board of trustees dropped the public library taxing rates for 2018 tax bills. The board accepted the recommendation of Director Stephen Bowling to drop the rates to 15.3 cents per 100 dollars of assessed value on real property. …
CPR Training Being Offered Locally For Free The Watts-Caney Volunteer Fire Department offered a first aid and CPR class to the public on Saturday, at no cost and is issuing a reminder to mark your calendar for next year. Fire Chief Tim Osborne says their job is to respond to emergencies and help save…
Fewer Jobs Reported In The Coal Industry Despite promises to reinvigorate the coal industry, Kentucky has fewer coal jobs today than when President Donald Trump took office two years ago. It’s according to a report on the Lexington Herald-Leader says coal employment averaged 6,550 in Kentucky in the first quarter of 2017 when Trump…
Honoring Veterans At Camp Nelson Cemetery Camp Nelson National Cemetery held a ceremony to honor veterans for their service to America on Sunday. Hundreds of people gathered at the ceremony that recognized those who died and veterans who are still with us.The ceremony also recognized families of veterans. Family members came out to support…
Honoring Veterans In Elkhorn City Officials in Elkhorn City held a dinner at the Community Center to honor local veterans.Around 100 veterans came out to warm up, eat, and share stories.”We have been wanting to do this for years and I would love to see this done on every cemetery,” said Elkhorn City Mayor…