Federal Government Shutdown Affects Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave National Park in Edmonson County will remain partially open to the public during the partial shutdown of the federal government.As similar to other national parks across the country, Mammoth…
Collecting Cans For Parking Citations The parking authority in Kentucky’s second-largest city says it collected three tons of food this year to pay off more than $10,000 in parking and other citations.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that 7,360 food items…
Caring Corrections Program In Woodford County The Woodford County Detention Center collected toys for inmates to pick out gifts for their children. Donations are given by families, the community and other organizations. It is part of the jail’s “Caring…
Christmas Light Display In Prestonsburg Is Closed The Christmas lights display in Prestonsburg closed early this year.Recent rainfall flooded Archer Park with more than 9 feet of water.The lights are usually up from Thanksgiving until New Years.From a spectacular…
Kentucky’s Jobless Rate Stays Steady at 4.5% in November Kentucky officials say the state’s unemployment rate remained steady in November. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate for November was 4.5 percent. The preliminary…
McGrath Announces She Will Sit Out 2019 Statewide Races A retired fighter pilot who lost a challenge to a GOP congressman in eastern Kentucky says she will not run for statewide office in 2019. Amy McGrath wrote in an…
KY 3174 in Pike County Closed After Landslide Just as people start to hit the roads for Christmas, one state route in Pike County has been all but shut down die to a landslide. Department of transportation officials last…
Deputies Deliver Christmas Baskets Deputies in Laurel County will be delivering holiday baskets to families in need.A local group called “Children Are Really Special”, or C.A.R.S., donated twenty baskets to the sheriff’s office.The sheriff said his deputies will deliver…
From Basketball To Having A Ball With Families For one night, Coach Calipari and the Wildcats are putting basketball on hold to spend time with some families this holiday season.The team spent Wednesday night with 15 families at the…
Family First Ministries Helps Kids For the 22nd year in a row, officials with Family First Ministries in Hazard are taking kids to Walmart and buying them clothes and toys.The event aims to help kids in the area that…