Harlan Co. Judge Executive Asking Beshear to Extend Unemployment Benefits Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley has asked Governor Andy Beshear to extend unemployment benefits for the Blackjewel miners that were laid off when the company went under. In…
Residents of Prestonburg Without Gas After Wed. Leak Residens in the Goble Roberts area are still without gas this morning after a leak left many in the Prestonsburg community without heat. Frontier Gas was forced to shut down its…
Funding Increase For Some Kentucky Schools Kentucky state colleges and universities will ask for their first funding increase since the 2007-08 budget, lawmakers were told.Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, said public colleges will seek…
School Still Closed In Clay County Schools across Southern and Eastern Kentucky are not in session as kids are sick and attendance rates are dropping.Clay County Schools are not in session for the second four-day weekend in a row.Classes…
KY Transportation Cabinet Offers Scholarships College students pursuing civil engineering and engineering technology degrees can apply for scholarships offered by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.The cabinet will award up to 30 new scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year to prospective…
Recovery Center Planned For Pikeville The city of Pikeville is pushing back after the announcement that an addiction recovery center is coming to town.A town hall meeting was held at the Appalachian Wireless Arena Thursday night.”I understand their concerns.…
Real ID Regional Offices Opening Regional offices will open in Somerset and Paducah to help Kentuckians obtain new Real ID licenses that comply with federal requirements by October 1st, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday.The governor also announced that Sarah…
Helping The Unborn A bill that would require doctors and other health workers to provide life-saving care for an infant born alive after a failed abortion attempt was approved by a Kentucky Senate panel Thursday.The measure sailed through the…
Change In The Voter ID Law A Republican-led Senate panel on Wednesday loosened a bill requiring voters to produce a photo ID by adding other acceptable forms of identification. The proposal now heads to the full Senate.Under the revised…
Finding The Next KY Education Commissioner Kentucky education officials are encouraging residents and stakeholders to participate in a survey on the qualities that the state’s next education commissioner should possess.The survey opened this week and will be available through…