KY Teacher Receives Milken Award A Frankfort teacher was presented a large check Monday to recognize her leadership and excellence.Angie Beavin, a fifth grade teacher at Peaks Mill Elementary, is the recipient of the Milken Educator Award and therefore…
Pratt Mountain Road (Highway 1165) Closed Until Further Notice Highway 1165 in Perry County, or Pratt Mountain Road, is now closed until further notice. A break in the roadway appeared yesterday about one mile off Kentucky Route 7. The…
Hundreds Turn Out for ‘Night to Shine’ In Hazard Nearly 500 people came out last night in Hazard for the second annual Night to Shine, a prom for those with special needs. Friends and family joined as the dancers…
KY Power Helping To Boost Education Programs Kentucky Power awarded a $75,000 American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation grant to Appalshop on Thursday. The grant will allow Appalshop to hire a full-time teacher, buy state-of-the-art equipment and software, and offer…
State Of Emergency Declared In Harlan County In Harlan County, Judge-Executive Dan Mosley has declared a state of emergency due to a mudslide. That slide is along Kentucky 72 near Pruitt’s Curve and Highway 2425 where the road is…
KY Lawmakers Reap Benefits Of Pension Program As the pension debate continues to be a hot topic in Frankfort, public records reveal that some part-time current and former lawmakers have large pensions. The Herald-Leader reports that a pension-sweetening law,…
KY Governor Delivers State Of The State Address Kentucky’s Republican governor is calling for unity and urging people to rely on the sacred scriptures of their faith in his annual State of the Commonwealth address. Gov. Matt Bevin made…
KY BOE Approves New Social Studies Standards The State Board of Education unanimously passed new Social Studies standards Wednesday.The new standards provide guidelines for what students should be learning from grade to grade.Kindergarten students would learn about the purpose…
National Unemployment Rate Dips The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, a sign that layoffs are rare and the job market is strong.The Labor Department says weekly applications for jobless aid fell 19,000 to 234,000,…
Traffic Fatalities Down On KY Highways Officials say traffic fatalities on Kentucky highways are down for the second year in a row.The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety that says preliminary figures show there were 722 highway fatalities in 2018,…