Earthquake Rattles Whitley County The U.S. Geological Survey reports an earthquake shook part of Whitley County early Saturday morning.It was reported near Pleasant View, not far from the Kentucky and Tennessee border.It was a 2.7 magnitude earthquake. …
More Jobs For Eastern KY Officials made a recent announcement that Dajcor Aluminum will be coming to Perry County, bringing in about 250 jobs. “We are revitalizing our region through this announcement,” says Industry Liaison for EKCEP Trish Adams.…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Kentucky Abortion Law A federal judge on Friday struck down a Kentucky abortion law that would halt a common second-trimester procedure to end pregnancies. U.S. District Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr. ruled that the 2018…
Canadian Aluminum Company Moving into Perry Co. Industrial Park Canadian-based Dajcore Aluminum announced Friday it plans to move into the old American Woodmark facility in the Coalfields Industrial Park in Perry County. Company officials say the nearly $20M investment…
Local Walk For ALS This Weekend Kentucky’s ALS Association chapter will hold its annual one-mile Walk to Defeat ALS on Saturday at Louisville Slugger Field.Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and the Walk follows at 10 a.m. around the Slugger…
Landfill Troubles At the Pike County Fiscal Court meeting this week, a representative from Geosyntec broke things down for the court, saying the landfill will run out of room by the year 2020.The company laid out options for the…
Money For Mental Health In KY Schools Three Kentucky school districts are sharing a $9 million federal grant aimed at increasing awareness of mental health issues.The grant will provide resources for public school districts in Bullitt, Henderson and Warren…
Prestonsburg Taking Possible New Approach To Schools Prestonsburg city officials are looking into the idea of building new schools inside the city limits. With a new school system, school taxes within the city of Prestonsburg would then go to…
New Propane Facility Producing Jobs In KY Kentucky officials say a company plans to put a propane tank manufacturing facility in a south-central Kentucky town. The project is expected to create 175 full-time jobs in the next several years.Gov.…
Floyd County Holds Mock Disaster Preparation Day Floyd County Emergency Management held a mock disaster training Wednesday, giving emergency response crew members a chance to get a hands-on simulation of a potential tornado, based on the tornado that tore…