Pike County Schools Flooding Two Pike County schools received minimal damage from the flash flooding this past weekend, and district officials said they plan for students to return to classes today.Superintendent Reed Adkins said that the only schools in the Pike County School District that were damaged by the flash flooding over the New…
First Lady In KY First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Deputy FEMA administrator Erik Hooks will visit Bowling Green on Thursday.The First Lady will join Governor Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear to observe recovery efforts following the December 11 tornadoes. Both women will also visit with volunteers who are assisting with tornado…
Pike County Deputy The Pike County Sheriff’s Department said goodbye to a long-time deputy on Sunday.Gary Steven “Butch” McCoy, 70, served the community as a deputy for more than 32 years. He was also once a heavy equipment operator.McCoy was known as a “people person” and friends say he always had a kind word…
City Of Hazard Growth The City of Hazard saw major growth in 2021.Downtown Coordinator Bailey Richards said 16 businesses opened downtown.Those businesses created 47 new jobs.She added 11 of those businesses fall into categories the city is recruiting like restaurants, retail, arts, etc.The city purchased the Grand Hotel in 2021. Richards said the cleanup…
Clay County Road Projects During her time in Clay County Monday, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced funding for road improvements.More than $120,000 will go towards resurfacing Sester Hollow Road and Curry Branch Road, with the aim of helping improve infrastructure in Clay County.Lt. Gov. Coleman said it is about improvement across the Commonwealth.Additionally, more…
Jobs Update Governor Andy Beshear said that Kentucky broke records for investment and job creation in 2021.Last year, 264 private-sector projects committed to invest more than $11.2 billion and create more than 18,100 full-time jobs.Wages have increased as well.Kentucky’s average incentivized hourly wage for projects statewide in 2021 was $24 before benefits, a 9.4%…
Martin County Judge-Executive Martin County Judge-Executive Victor Slone died on Sunday at the age of 57.Slone announced on Facebook in early December that he would not run for re-election due to declining health.In the same post, Slone said he had been battling cancer for several years, and his condition had recently deteriorated.Governor Andy Beshear…
KY Redistricting With the first topic to be redistricting, Kentucky lawmakers will soon be heading back to Frankfort today marking the start of the new General Assembly.Drawing new legislative district boundaries, the budget and COVID related issues are expected to highlight the agenda for the next several months.Both chambers are expected to gavel in…
Economic Development Hoping to bring more than 25 jobs to the area, two economic development projects were announced in Clay County at the Eastern Kentucky University Manchester campus.They are in partnership with Adventhealth, Volunteers of America and Appharvest.The two projects are called Lettuce Grow and Downtown Manchester Development.Lettuce grow will bring two hydroponic farms…
Crashing Into Eastern KY Church Here’s an unusual story. A congregation is picking up the pieces after a portion of God’s Direction Church in Catlettsburg caught fire Sunday evening.Deputies say the fire started after a driver, who was under the influence, crashed into the building.Timothy Butler, who is in his 60s, has been arrested…