Highway Signs Honor Heroes Highway signs showing honorary road names designated by Kentucky lawmakers have been installed in Knox County.The signs are on U.S. 25E and Kentucky 217.Home of Byron Woolum Professional Checkers Player is displayed on U.S. 25E,…
KY Executive Order For Hiring Practices Governor Andy Beshear signed a new executive order Tuesday morning in regards to state hiring practices.In a news release, the governor states the order is designed to “ensuring non-discrimination in state hiring, services…
Mitch McConnell Supports Masks Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has become the highest-ranking Republican in Congress to encourage Americans to wear a facial mask.As COVID-19 cases surge in states nationwide leaders are stepping up to set an example.McConnell did…
Disney DVD Stealing Case Three people were sentenced in federal court in Eastern Kentucky for trafficking counterfeit Disney DVDs.The three were sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $900,000 in restitution, according to a…
New KY Air National Guard Facility The Kentucky Air National Guard has broken ground on a new $8.9 million facility.The 28,000-square-foot (2,601 square meters) Response Forces Facility will house the guard’s contingency response group, security forces squadron, base honor…
Kentucky Contact Tracing Efforts The man in charge of Kentucky’s contact tracing efforts is asking medical professionals to help them get the word out about that task.Mark Carter, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, spoke Monday to members of…
Revitalizing A Railroad Museum At the end of Main Street of Elkhorn City, railroad tracks can be seen going right through town.As long as people can remember, it’s been an empty lot, but some city officials are hoping that’s…
Kentucky Long Term Care Visitation Kentucky long-term care facilities will be able to have visitors again starting today. The state released guidelines for those visits, but Sayre Christian Village says it’s not allowing guests quite yet. The senior living…
Malpractice Lawsuit Checks Floyd County attorney Ned Pillersdorf mailed out more than 1,000 checks recently as part of the $700,000 malpractice lawsuit his office filed against former social security lawyer Eric C. Conn’s legal malpractice insurer.The settlement checks, issued…
Cumberland Asst. Police Chief Indicted By Federal Grand Jury A federal grand jury indicted Cumberland City Assistant Police Chief Kenny Ray Raleigh on one count of unreasonable force by a police officer and one count of obstruction of justice.…