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Pike man charged with breaking into day care center
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man is in jail following a breaking-and-entering at a day care center. Pikeville Police were called Friday regarding an overnight break-in at Model City Daycare. Officers reviewed security video, which showed two people entering the building through a second-floor door, then wander from...
Chamber presents festival proceeds to Shriners
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Southeast Kentucky Chamber presented Hillbilly Clan 1 Outhouse 2 with a check for $76,000 on Thursday, June 27. The presentation took place at the Garfield House in Pikeville with Shriner representatives and Southeast Kentucky Chamber Board members present. The proceeds will be donated to the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Lexington.
UPike awarded nearly $600K for AgTech research and education
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The University of Pikeville will receive $593,280 to support research activities, personnel, equipment purchases, travel, materials/supplies and student stipends, as part of its participation in an initiative funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for...
Kentucky’s process for purging voter rolls challenged in federal court
A grassroots advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky election officials alleging the state’s process for removing voters from rolls violates federally protected voting rights. The state’s top election official responded that undoing the law during a presidential election year would “sow chaos and doubt.”. Kentuckians...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
U News | Universities of Mississippi and Kentucky win funding from the National Science Foundation. CU Boulder receives $20 million grant to launch a National Quantum Nanofab facility. From Two Universities in Neighboring States:. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $35 million to five universities, including two in...
Officials break ground to bring Kentucky Bourbon industry to EKY
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On Tuesday, officials broke ground on Eastern Light Distilling in Rowan County. The new distillery will bring the Kentucky Bourbon industry to Eastern Kentucky. Eastern Light was first announced in June 2023 and officials said it is expected to open in late 2025. Governor Andy...
Vehicle inspection fees to increase in July
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Beginning on July 15, a new mandate increasing the cost of vehicle inspections will go into effect in Kentucky. Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower said that while the inspections only take around 15-20 minutes to complete, depending on parking in Downtown Bowling Green, that time can add up.
$16 million project will bring clean drinking water to northeastern Ky. community
SOUTH SHORE, Ky. (KT) - Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials from the cities of South Shore (Ky.) and Portsmouth (Ohio) on Tuesday to officially break ground on the construction of a permanent waterline that will bring clean drinking water to South Shore families and connect the two cities. “Today,...
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