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Community Development Block Grants

Community Development Block Grants Fourteen recovery centers across the Commonwealth are eligible to receive approximately $200,000 through Community Development Block Grant CARES Act funding. The money is intended to help centers offset any costs lost during the coronavirus pandemic.Gov.…

New KY Parks Commissioner

New KY Parks Commissioner Kentucky has a new state parks commissioner after the previous head of the agency left last month, state officials said.Russ Meyer of Nicholasville, who recently resigned as state representative, was named parks commissioner by Kentucky…

McConnell And McGrath Debate

McConnell And McGrath Debate Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s opponent Amy McGrath accused him of failing the country with the lack of another coronavirus relief package, while the Republican incumbent described himself as a powerful advocate for Kentucky in…

Frontier Medical Expands To Johnson County

Frontier Medical Expands To Johnson County With clinics in Floyd, Martin and Magoffin counties, officials with Frontier Medical Associates wanted to expand to Johnson County.“It was our missing link on our network of rural health clinics,” said Dr. Antoin…

Pink Pineapples Are Now A Thing

Pink Pineapples Are Now A Thing When you think of pink food, do pineapples come to mind? According to Del Monte, pink pineapples are now available for purchase.Pinkglow pineapples are dyed pink and exclusive to Del Monte.According to the…

Governor Supports Contact Tracing

Governor Supports Contact Tracing Governor Andy Beshear and the first family are self-quarantining after being exposed to a member of their security detail who tested positive for the virus.“Things in our lives are different it seems every week,” Gov.…

Reviewing Some Historic KY Sites

Reviewing Some Historic KY Sites A panel plans to review six sites that were nominated to be included on the National Register of Historic Places.The Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board will meet virtually Tuesday to hear presentations on each…

COVID-19 Positive at A Hazard Diner

COVID-19 Positive at A Hazard Diner Officials with the Kentucky River District Health Department are warning people who visited one Perry County restaurant recently that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus.In a Facebook post, officials said one…