Barnes & Noble Saying The End Barnes & Noble is hoping for a storybook ending. The ailing bookseller says that it’s exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company.One possible buyer: Barnes & Noble founder and Chairman Leonard Riggio, the company said in a news release, while noting that “multiple parties” had…
Holiday Sales Expected To Soar The National Retail Federation predicts that there will be an increase in holiday spending this year.The NRD is forecasting a gain of between 4.2% and 4.8%.That translates to as much as $720.89 billion in November and December – and while that is somewhat below last year’s 5.3% gain, it…
Hepatitis A Vaccine Recommended The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is now recommending hepatitis A vaccination for everyone in the community as the number of cases in the region and throughout the state continues to climb.Lexington now has 24 cases related to the statewide outbreak, which is up to more than 1,850 across Kentucky with…
KY Students To Take Exit Exams High school students in Kentucky will soon have to pass exit exams in math and reading before earning a high school diploma.The Kentucky Board of Education approved new minimum high school graduation requirements on Wednesday. The proposal would require 10th-grade students meet minimum competency standards in tests for…
Coffee With A Cop In Eastern KY Kentucky State Police across the state of Kentucky participate in national ‘Coffee With A Cop Day.’Troopers in Knox County met at Billy’s One Stop, to meet with community members and get to know them. Police say the purpose of the event is to better serve their areas…
A Day For Pets And Military Vets It was take a pet to the vets day as many veterans at the Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center had waited days for. Five dogs from the Kentucky River Regional Animal Shelter were taken to the center to give veterans a chance to play with the canines. Organizers…
Local Survivor Contestant Keeps Going Whitley County’s Nick Wilson survived the first tribal council on Wednesday night.Wilson had no votes against him.He moves on to next week’s episode of Survivor. Source: MG News Return to News
Car Thief Caught In Clay County One man is behind bars in clay county after police say he stole multiple cars from Clay and Knox Counties.Officials with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office say as many as 11 cars have been stolen in just the past two months in Clay County.Kentucky State Police troopers arrested…
Lifesaving Device Available It is a device that can save a life when someone goes missing. Project Lifesaver started in 1999 in Virginia. The technology tracks down people who tend to wander off.”We’ve had a couple of finds through the years, they were elderly individuals and I feel like if they had not been…
KY State Education Commissioner Appointed The Kentucky Board of Education has voted to make Wayne Lewis the state’s education commissioner.Lewis has been in the job on an interim basis since April, when a newly appointed board forced out former Commissioner Stephen Pruitt despite having more than a year left on his contract.Pruitt’s exit prompted…