Kentucky Apple Festival Canceled Amid COVID Fears Yet another fall festival is not taking any chances this year and has called the event off because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Officials with the Kentucky Apple Festival in Paintsville posted…
Removing Statues Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam are in the process of making plans to move statues in their capital cities to what they call a “more suitable location”.During Thursday’s COVID-19 news conference, Gov. Beshear…
Drug Overdoses Climbing In The Region Officials with the Kentucky River District Health Department posted an alert on Facebook Thursday morning that reports of drug overdoses continue to climb.In the post, they say in addition to those being reported…
KY Baby Dies Of COVID-19 Gov. Andy Beshear announced 265 new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky on Wednesday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to at least 10,410. Eight more people with the coronavirus have died, including a…
Kids Left In Cars Kentucky State Police are working to bring attention to the problem of children being left behind in hot cars.The police cite information from the National Safety Council that shows 52 children died last year of…
Discussing Reopening KY’s Schools Some Kentucky school superintendents are wary about reopening school buildings in the fall, skeptical that they can meet social distancing requirements to curb the spread of COVID-19:“Unless the social distancing rules change, we’re not able…
Lexington Pharmaceutical Company Developing COVID-19 Spray A Lexington pharmaceutical company is working to produce a nasal spray that could prevent one from catching COVID-19, as well as keep symptoms at bay in patients who have already tested positive for…
Gubernatorial Candidate Pleads Not Guilty A Kentucky lawmaker who ran for governor last year has pleaded not guilty after he was accused of choking a woman with an ethernet cable and trying to “hog tie” her during a domestic…
Driver’s License Permit Testing Driver’s license permit testing will now resume in specific counties across Kentucky.The announcement was made recently by the KSP Driver Testing Branch. In order to better follow CDC/Health at Work guidelines, a new registration process…
Census Filing Have you filled out your census report yet? Some parts of Eastern Kentucky don’t have a lot of access to broadband and that is exacerbated by the fact that libraries are closed during the COVID-19 crisis. There…