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Walmart Apple Juice Arsenic Recall: Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois
If you recently purchased a six-pack of "Great Value" brand apple juice at Walmart you need to make sure it's not included in this recall. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling nearly 10,000 cases of this specific apple juice due to elevated levels of arsenic. Yikes! Don't worry, it's classified as a "Class II" recall, meaning it's unlikely to cause serious health problems. Still, better safe than sorry!
Jackson County pulls out 3-1 win over South Laurel
MCKEE — Jackson County and South Laurel hooked up in an old-fashioned 13th Region matchup with the Lady Generals coming away with a 3-1 win. The win improved Jackson County to 5-3 while the Lady Cardinals fell to 6-4. “Jackson is a really scrappy team and they play with...
Amendment 2 would send tax dollars to church schools
Many Kentucky churches are losing members and money, but they’re hoping taxpayers will vote to bail them out of their financial problems. Church lobbyists pushed Amendment 2 onto the November ballot, and if their scheme passes, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars will flow into questionable religious schools operated in church basements across the commonwealth. […]
“It ain’t going to happen”: EKY Senator says government is trying to kill coal industry
HARLAN, Ky. (WYMT) - Senator Johnnie Turner, represents Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, and Letcher counties and said he understands the importance of coal to the region. “This government trying to kill the coal industry it ain’t going to happen in Kentucky it just ain’t going to happen”. Turner...
Kentucky on track to see third decrease in state income tax in 2026
Members of the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue received formal notification that the conditions required to lower the state’s personal income tax to 3.5% in January of 2026 have been met. In 2022, lawmakers passed HB 8, a historic tax modernization package that included provisions to eliminate the state’s individual income tax gradually […] The post Kentucky on track to see third decrease in state income tax in 2026 appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Teachers Retirement System sees double-digit growth
Kentucky teachers’ retirement investments posted double-digit gains for the recently concluded fiscal year, 12.27 percent for the Retirement Annuity Trust and 12.73 percent for the Health Insurance Trust. This marked the second consecutive year of double-digit growth, and both returns exceeded the prior year’s figures of 10.61% and 11.94% respectively. Returns for the Teachers’ Retirement […] The post Teachers Retirement System sees double-digit growth appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
Debate on curbing pardon powers in Kentucky comes back following new assault case
ERLANGER, Ky. (WKRC) - A new assault case involving a Lexington man previously set free by a former Kentucky governor has renewed the debate over how much power governors should have to let convicted criminals go free. In late 2019, former Republican Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin commuted or reduced nearly...
‘Contradiction’: KY lawmaker asks Fayette schools for bathroom gender clarity
“The public deserves to know how many of these restrooms will be gender-specific or gender-neutral and where the district believes gender-specific restrooms are ‘appropriate,’” said state Rep. Matthew Lockett, R-Nicholasville.
Northern Kentucky golf pros, amateurs, collegiates swing into action on the links
Last week’s 73rd Kentucky PGA Professional Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville provided opportunities for 63 PGA members who battled for the title of top pro in Kentucky. A handful of golfers with northern Kentucky ties tried to take advantage by putting together solid finishes in a tightly contested field.
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