Morehead-Based Rajant Corp. Expanding, Adding Jobs Acompany with operations in Rowan County is expanding, creating 26 jobs in the process. Rajant Corp. is also investing $2 million in the relocation and expansion project. The company plans to move its…
Kentucky Apple Festival Canceled Amid COVID Fears Yet another fall festival is not taking any chances this year and has called the event off because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Officials with the Kentucky Apple Festival in Paintsville posted…
Removing Statues Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam are in the process of making plans to move statues in their capital cities to what they call a “more suitable location”.During Thursday’s COVID-19 news conference, Gov. Beshear…
University Of Kentucky Lawsuit A student sued the University of Kentucky this week, arguing the college should have partially refunded some tuition and fees after classes were moved online and most students were sent home during the coronavirus pandemic.The…
Drug Overdoses Climbing In The Region Officials with the Kentucky River District Health Department posted an alert on Facebook Thursday morning that reports of drug overdoses continue to climb.In the post, they say in addition to those being reported…
Advancing A Nomination Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of a 38-year-old judge and ally of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to serve on a federal appeals court, despite Democrats’ objections that he’s inexperienced and biased against the…
Virtual Camp Unite For the first time since it started in 2007, Camp UNITE will be conducted virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The event, normally held at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, will take place July 21st…
Beshear Cuts Transportation Funding Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says that he has reached agreement with top lawmakers on adjusting state transportation spending without a special legislative session. Last month, a panel of economists reduced revenue projections for the state’s…
KY Baby Dies Of COVID-19 Gov. Andy Beshear announced 265 new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky on Wednesday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to at least 10,410. Eight more people with the coronavirus have died, including a…
SomerSplash Reopening Just weeks ago, water parks and public pools thought opening this summer looked very unlikely due to the coronavirus pandemic.”It was announced public pools and things like that would be shut down and not be able to…