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Tensions high at animal shelter board meeting
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Officials with the Kentucky Regional Animal Shelter hosted a board meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 pm at the old courthouse on Main Street in Hazard. The agenda included financial aspects of the shelter, as well as a statement by the shelter’s veterinarian, Shawn Tussey. Tensions...
UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health installs U.S. flag retirement kiosk outside Hazard headquarters
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health is adding a U.S. flag retirement kiosk outside its headquarters in Hazard. Josh Adams is the center’s rural outreach coordinator and a Navy veteran. He said when staff visited the 32 counties in their coverage area, they noticed there weren’t many places where someone could drop a flag off to be disposed of properly.
‘We’re the future’: Hazard internship giving youth a voice in the community
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - This fellowship internship opportunity connects the City of Hazard youth with the community. It is an internship program through InVision Hazard called “InVision Hazard Teens.”. During the summer, five students have been given the opportunity to work in and around downtown Hazard. Intern Nehemiah Collier...
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