Harlan Schools Mask-Free Students in Harlan County Public Schools will now have the option to go mask-free in most situations.The Harlan County Board of Education voted Tuesday night to make masks optional for students and staff effective immediately, with one exception.Masks must still be worn on school buses since that is a federal mandate.…
Daniel Boone National Forest Daniel Boone National Forest officials said a series of prescribed burns will start this month in the forest.The purpose is to reduce the risk of wildfires and increase wildfire habitat diversity.Forest Supervisor H. Scott Ray said in a news release the burning gets rid of accumulated materials that can act…
Kids’ Dental Health Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid launched its Brighter Smiles, Brighter Futures initiative as part of National Children’s Dental Health Month this February.Anthem officials pledged to deliver 2,500 dental care kits to Eastern Kentucky public schools, including: Cumberland Elementary School in Harlan County, Emmalena Elementary School in Knott County, Jesse…
Candidate Arrested One candidate for Magoffin County Judge-Executive candidate was arrested Tuesday after officials with Kentucky State Police say he was involved in a shooting in the Royalton area.The arrest citation reports troopers were called to Carter Whitaker’s home around 3 a.m. to investigate claims Whitaker shot Christopher Barnett in the arm. When they…
McConnell Discusses Ukraine Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell discussed the Ukraine situation while he was in Lexington Tuesday.McConnell says he does not think Putin would have put troops on the Ukrainian border if the U.S. hadn’t withdrawn from Afghanistan.He says someone now has to step up into a leadership role on the world stage.“With…
Flooding Concern In Estill County, there isn’t any flooding right now, but the concern is growing over what is to come later this week.Tuesday’s update of the latest river forecast has river levels reaching just under the major flood stage of 31 feet by Wednesday afternoon, which will flood several roadways across the county.Then,…
New River Gorge Officials said a record number of people visited the newly designated New River Gorge National Park and Preserve last year.West Virginia Public Broadcasting reported the park recorded nearly 1.7 million visitors in 2021, which was an increase of 600,000 from a year earlier.New River Gorge was designated a national park at…
District Tournament Tonight begins the 54th District Tournament at Memorial Gym.Hazard police said they are making traffic pattern changes every day this week between 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.LO Davis Drive will be a one-way during those times, with all traffic going towards the gym being restricted.The route will be going up Baker Avenue…
Stolen Sports Cards A Tennessee man has been indicted after being accused of stealing roughly $10,000 worth of sports cards from a store in Kentucky.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that a federal grand jury handed down the indictment against 38-year-old Jason Cates of Knoxville, Tennessee on Thursday. He faces charges of conspiracy and transporting stolen…
Floyd County Animal Adoption The Floyd County Animal Shelter saw its adoption rate increase to 90%.The shelter announced on social media that, if adoptions did not start happening soon, the shelter would have to resort to euthanasia.That post was shared several times, and the shelter saw its population decrease dramatically.Board Member Ned Pillersdorf said,…