KY Re-opening Details Gov. Andy Beshear gave new details on re-opening the state while continuing to keep Kentuckians safe from COVID-19 during his daily press conference. Phase 2 is set to begin Wednesday, May 6. At that time, outpatient…
KY Military To New Jersey For Pandemic Help The 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell has deployed about 10 soldiers from the Kentucky post to New Jersey to help with coronavirus pandemic relief there.The post, located on the Kentucky-Tennessee…
Drive-Through Testing More drive-thru COVID-19 tests will be available beginning today in Lexington. According to officials it’s part of the state’s partnership with Kroger with a new testing site is opening at Bluegrass Community and Technical College.“It looks like…
Papa John’s Pizza Donates To Small Business The founder of Louisville, KY based Papa John’s Pizza is making a donation in order to help small businesses get by in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.John Schnatter announced that the…
Beshear, GOP Agree to Mail-In Voting for June Primary Gov. Andy Beshear opened Kentucky’s primary election to widespread mail-in absentee voting in a move Friday to relax election procedures and protect people amid the coronavirus outbreak. Allowing registered voters…
CVHD Reports Fifth COVID-19 Related Death A fifth person has now died due to COVID-19 in the Cumberland Valley District Health Department. Officials said Friday the patient was a 79-year old woman who was also a resident of Jackson…
Pikeville Medical Center Furloughing 200 Workers Pikeville Medical Center is furloughing more than 200 employees effective tomorrow (Sunday). Hospital officials say with no elective procedures taking place, the facility will “experience a significant financial loss for April and have…
Federal Victims Of Crime Act Funding Applications for grant funding under the federal Victims of Crime Act will be available next month, Kentucky officials said.Public agencies and nonprofit programs that provide direct services to victims such as domestic violence…
Electric Cooperative Scam Kentucky’s electric cooperatives are warning customers of scammers who may try to fool them into thinking their power could be shut off during the COVID-19 outbreak.The cooperatives, which together serve about a third of the state’s…
Testing Available To Everyone Some locations in Kentucky are offering general public testing now such as sites in Pikeville and Somerset.On Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28, Primary Care Centers in Hazard will have free testing for the…