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KSP Arrests Corrections Officer For Drug Trafficking
A correctional officer at Northpoint Training Center near Burgin has been arrested and charged with bringing approximately 23.9 ounces of a liquid substance suspected to be methamphetamine into the medium-security prison. According to a KSP press release, KSP Post 7 in Richmond received a call from Northpoint on Friday, Aug....
Local health officials discuss global Mpox outbreak and how it could impact Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -The last time we saw the World Health Organization declare an Mpox outbreak as a Global Health Emergency was in July of 2022, and it lasted for almost a year. Now, even though we are seeing cases rise outside of the United States, Woodford County Health Department’s...
Several Kentucky bills, including Kinship Bill, remain unfunded. Here's why.
KENTUCKY, USA — The fate of several Kentucky bills are still in limbo as lawmakers and Gov. Andy Beshear's administration continue to argue over funding. One of those laws is Senate Bill 151, also known as the Kinship Bill, which became law a month ago but isn't being implemented.
State unemployment rate has slight increase
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary July 2024 unemployment rate saw a slight uptick, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary July 2024 jobless rate of 4.7 percent was up 0.1 percentage points from June 2024 and up 0.5 percentage points from one year ago. […] The post State unemployment rate has slight increase appeared first on Harlan Enterprise.
Kentucky’s housing shortages receive legislative scrutiny
Kentucky doesn’t have enough housing. On that even the state’s lawmakers can agree. But the reasons for the shortages differ from community to community, exacerbated by natural disasters in some counties and a booming economy in others. A task force, established by the GOP-dominated legislature earlier this year...
Tony Brannon: Enhancing the Quality of Life
The Kentucky Electric Cooperative, wants to congratulate Tony Brannon for receiving the 2024 Distinguished Rural Kentuckian award. The award was presented to Brannon on behalf of the Kentucky Electric Cooperatives during the 78th Annual Meeting in Louisville. Kentucky Electric Cooperatives President and CEO Chris Perry presented Brannon with the award,...
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