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Federal Disaster Assistance

Federal Disaster Assistance

Meanwhile, Eastern Kentucky homeowners and renters who suffered damage to their property from the severe July 2022 floods still have time for federal disaster assistance.Survivors in Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Whitley counties have until 11:59 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 to apply.




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FEMA Funding

FEMA Funding

Flood repairs and the lack of reimbursements by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state were discussed during the recent regular meeting of the Pike County fiscal court.Pike Judge-Executive Ray Jones addressed the issue.“Something that is rather alarming is the amount of expenses that the court incurred with the bills last month at $2.5 million,” Jones said. “Some of that is insurance we paid out, some $900,000 in premiums but we have $438,000 for poly bags to fix the embankment failures caused by flooding and we’ll be somewhere north of a million dollars just for poly bags.




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RSV Cases

RSV Cases

Hospitals across the country are seeing a surge in patients with RSV, a common respiratory disease. To stay current, Kentucky Children’s Hospital is shifting all of its resources, expanding beds into overflow areas and increasing capacity in emergency rooms. Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale says while the virus itself is common, the timing of the surge in cases we’re currently seeing across the country is not so common.Experts say we have not yet hit the peak surge in Kentucky, so cases of RSV will likely continue to rise.




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Breathitt County Halloween

Breathitt County Halloween

Halloween is fast approaching and that means kids are getting ready to trick or treat! Time for Trick or Treating in Breathitt County are 6-8 on Halloween 10/31. Same for Floyd, Lee, Letcher, Magoffin, Perry, Pike and Wolfe Counties. Knott County including Flood survivors at Mine Made Adventure Park & Carr Creek State Park will trick or treat from 5-7p.




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Gifford Road Industrial Park

Gifford Road Industrial Park

The Gifford Road Industrial Park in Magoffin County received $1 million in funding to construct a build-ready certified site. A total of $24.4 million in Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program funds have been earmarked for projects across the state. Magoffin County has the highest unemployment rate in the state of Kentucky. The hope is this industrial park will provide more jobs in the area.




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Pathfinders Of Perry County

Pathfinders Of Perry County

$54,000 in grants were awarded to several front line outdoor recreation initiatives across the country. Together Outdoors announced Pathfinders of Perry County as one of the nine recepients. Pathfinders program take youths from under represented and/or impoverished backgrounds on trips to local trails, state parks and natural areas.




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