Shortage Of Poll Workers Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says there is a shortage of poll workers, and he wants to change that before the November election.Each voting location by law must have four poll workers, evenly split…
KY Lawmaker Released From Quarantine A Kentucky lawmaker who heads a key education committee said on Sunday that he has been released from quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus.In a Twitter post, Republican state Sen. Max Wise said…
Job Headshots For Free A Louisville photographer will be joining other photographers around the world to take free professional headshots of unemployed workers at the Oxmoor Center.The nationwide project is called 10,000 Headshots and it’s offering a free 10-minute…
Fayette County School Reopening Plan Thursday the Fayette County School District will share its vision for the upcoming semester.“I am committed to getting us back to in-person instruction, but it has to be safe, responsible, and sensible,” says Fayette…
California Company Purchases KY Medicaid Managed Care Company Passport Health Plan, a Kentucky-based Medicaid managed care company, has agreed to be purchased by a competitor in a deal expected to preserve hundreds of jobs. Molina Healthcare of California announced…
Kentucky Supreme Court Halts Suit Trying to Block Beshear’s COVID Actions Kentucky’s high court on Friday put a temporary stop to efforts by a top Republican to rein in the Democratic governor’s ability to control the coronavirus outbreak with…
Madison County Reports 18 New COVID-19 Cases on Friday Governor Andy Beshear announced 531 new cases of COVID-19 during his update on Friday. He also announced eight new deaths in Kentucky. At least 21,605 Kentuckians have contracted the virus.…
Hazard Schools Reopen Later Hazard Independent Schools released a statement saying they will be delaying the start day for school this fall.The board met and decided to push the start date for students until Monday, August 24 due to…
Daniel Boone Festival Cancelled The Daniel Boone Festival Committee decided to cancel the 2020 festival that was supposed to take place October 4-10 in Barbourville.In a statement, the committee said, “Putting on a festival of this size is a…
Education Commissioner Awarded Contract Kentucky’s new education commissioner, Jason Glass, was given a four-year contract with an annual salary of $260,000 by the Board of Education.Glass’s contract begins Sept. 14. The Brandenburg, Kentucky, native has been superintendent of Colorado’s…