Last Day To Register To Vote In KY Kentuckians have one more day to register to vote in November’s General Election. Today, Tuesday, October, 9th marks the final day anyone not registered to vote can do so.”The majority of voters need to vote,” said James Lewis Leslie County’s Clerk.Lewis has been at his post…
Martin County Water Customers Still Getting Repairs More patience is needed. During the weekend, Martin County Water District Customers found themselves without water. “We repaired water lines that were broken and when the water was turned back on another leak had to be found and fixed, said John Hensley, Martin County Utility Board Member.…
Cordia School Closes Earlier this year, the Knott County Board of Education voted to close Cordia School. After months of hashing out the problem in the courtroom, Cordia opened for the 2018-2019 school year. However, problems for the school are far from over.Cordia School officials said they are unable to stock their community food…
KY Colleges Focus On STEM Progress For Students Kentucky colleges are teaming up to boost the performance of Appalachian students in science, technology, engineering and math.The alliance aims to support STEM education for underrepresented students. The effort is backed by a National Science Foundation grant. Education officials say the grant will support learning initiatives,…
KY Grant Helping Premature Babies Get A Healthy Start Kentucky officials say a new $7.5 million grant will support a statewide program aimed at decreasing the number of premature deliveries and low birth weight babies.The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services say the federal grant will support the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood…
KY Education and Workforce Development Helping Workers Hundreds of people are now without jobs due to layoffs at two manufacturing plants: Hitachi in Harrodsburg, and Trane in Lexington.Despite this bad news, Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Deputy Secretary Josh Benton said there’s also some good news.”In Central Kentucky, there are 20,000 open jobs right…
Fire In Jackson County Crews responded to a fire at Phoenix Products in Jackson County early this morning. The business is on U.S. 421, West of McKee, near southern Madison County. The sheriff says an outbuilding was destroyed in the fire around 4 a.m. The fire isn’t expected to impact business.Phoenix Products makes parts…
National Fire Prevention Week It’s National Fire Prevention week and fire officials are encouraging residents to install smoke alarms equipped with sealed-in, non-removable batteries that last for 10 years. These alarms do not require any battery changes during their lifespan and are nearly impossible to disable.Most fatal fires happen between midnight and 8 a.m.,…
Some Stores Closing On Thanksgiving Americans may still be debating costumes for Halloween, but Thanksgiving is already on the calendar as a day off from work for employees at brick-and-mortar stores of at least 60 retailers, according to a list compiled by BestBlackFriday.com.Many retailers have opted to stay closed on Thanksgiving as foot traffic…
Run For The Hills Charity Challenge Re-Cap People laced up their tennis shoes in preparation for the Run For the Hills Charity Challenge Saturday morning.Runners say this annual event not only brings money back to local organizations but also celebrates the heart of the community.This 5K race gives groups the chance to celebrate three…