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Small Businesses in Kentucky Brace for Destructive Cyberattacks
According to Inc.com, roughly 60% of small businesses will close within six months of a cyberattack. That article lists four reasons why those small to midsize businesses routinely find themselves at risk for attacks the subsequent dangers of closing. Those reasons are:. They typically lack sufficient security measures and trained...
Hazard latest front in longstanding battle over which Kentucky cities can pass a ‘restaurant tax'
Hazard city officials who want to pass a so-called “restaurant tax” have a new opponent: Attorney General Russell Coleman, who’s appealing a Franklin Circuit judge’s ruling allowing Hazard to do so.
Kentuckian, first to breach the U.S. Capitol, sentenced to prison
A judge sentenced Kentuckian Michael Sparks, the first rioter to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, this week to more than four years in prison. A federal judge in Washington sentenced Sparks, 46, of Elizabethtown, to four years and five months in federal prison, where parole is not an option, court records show. Despite other rioters shouting "Don't do it," Sparks climbed through a Senate wing door that had been broken by rioters using a...
Spotlight On Child Welfare in Kentucky: Ranks Among States With Most Underprivileged Children
August is Child Support Awareness Month, and the personal finance website WalletHub just released its annual report on the States with the Most Underprivileged Children. It's a time to reflect on the well-being of children, and based on the study results, there's still work to be done in Kentucky. While...
Daily Briefing: Get out of here, mosquitos! When can we expect them to leave Kentucky?
Happy Wednesday, Louisville! Let's kick-start the morning with some headlines. (You can read today's eNewspaper here.) Today we can expect another hot day with a high of 98. Here are the top stories ...
Paducah-McCracken Senior Center offers safety checks during extreme heat with Meals on Wheels program
PADUCAH — Delivery drivers with the Paducah-McCracken County Senior Center are checking in on senior clients during their Meals on Wheels routes to ensure their safety during the scorching triple-digit heat index. According to the Centers for Disease Control, high outdoor temperatures can be dangerous for people aged 60...
Wednesday WMOK News Check Yellow Sheet – Metropolis and Massac County News – 8.28.24
This Afternoon -Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Tonight – Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind. Thursday – Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind. Thursday Night...
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