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    DRONE VIDEOS CAPTURES FULL EXTENT OF THE MAJOR FLOODING IN LOUISA THIS WEEK, WITH BIG SANDY HIGHEST IN LOUISA AND FORT GAY AREAS IN NEARLY 45 YEARS

    DRONE VIDEOS CAPTURES FULL EXTENT OF THE MAJOR FLOODING IN LOUISA THIS WEEK, WITH BIG SANDY HIGHEST IN LOUISA AND FORT GAY AREAS IN NEARLY 45 YEARS

    LOUISA MAN DIES IN FATAL CRASH AT 23/3 INTERSECTION NEAR THE ‘BIRD HOUSE’

    LOUISA MAN DIES IN FATAL CRASH AT 23/3 INTERSECTION NEAR THE ‘BIRD HOUSE’

    East Lynn man and daughter arrested with 55 grams of heroin

    East Lynn man and daughter arrested with 55 grams of heroin

    FLETCHER ANNOUNCES REST OF WEEK SCHEDULE; BESHEAR WANTS SCHOOLS TO OPEN FOR IN-PERSON MARCH 1

    FLETCHER ANNOUNCES REST OF WEEK SCHEDULE; BESHEAR WANTS SCHOOLS TO OPEN FOR IN-PERSON MARCH 1

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response:  Monday, February 22, 6:30 p.m.

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Monday, February 22, 6:30 p.m.

    SON DIES WHILE PARENTS ESCAPE LOUISA HOUSE FIRE

    SON DIES WHILE PARENTS ESCAPE LOUISA HOUSE FIRE

    UPDATE: 11:00 AM, FEBRUARY 21:  Crews are continuing to work through the weekend…7:00 pm 2/19/21: Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Friday, February 19, 10:30 a.m.

    UPDATE: 11:00 AM, FEBRUARY 21: Crews are continuing to work through the weekend…7:00 pm 2/19/21: Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Friday, February 19, 10:30 a.m.

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Thursday, February 18, 7 p.m.

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Thursday, February 18, 7 p.m.

    BREAKING NEWS: ALL ROADS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY SHUT DOWN DUE TO SEVERE BLACK ICE CONDITIONS & INCOMING ICE-SNOW STORM

    BREAKING NEWS: ALL ROADS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY SHUT DOWN DUE TO SEVERE BLACK ICE CONDITIONS & INCOMING ICE-SNOW STORM

    Kentucky Power Ice Storm Response:   Saturday, February 13, 6:30 p.m.   

    Kentucky Power Ice Storm Response: Saturday, February 13, 6:30 p.m.  

  • Sports
    Tolsia Girls Basketball finally returns to the court, Home opener against Spring Valley tonight

    Tolsia Girls Basketball finally returns to the court, Home opener against Spring Valley tonight

    Feltner picks up game winning RBI in Morehead St. victory over #1 Louisville

    Feltner picks up game winning RBI in Morehead St. victory over #1 Louisville

    Lady Dawgs on winning streak after beating former Bulldog Paul Miller over the weekend

    Lady Dawgs on winning streak after beating former Bulldog Paul Miller over the weekend

    Bulldogs prevail over Bath Co. in overtime, Fall at Belfry and PBurg

    Bulldogs prevail over Bath Co. in overtime, Fall at Belfry and PBurg

    Lawrence Co. splits two road games against Betsy Layne and Floyd Central, Falls at Johnson Central

    Lawrence Co. splits two road games against Betsy Layne and Floyd Central, Falls at Johnson Central

    Trenton Adkins scores a game high 34 points to help Lawrence Co. sweep the season series with Floyd Central; Dawgs travel to PBurg tonight

    Trenton Adkins scores a game high 34 points to help Lawrence Co. sweep the season series with Floyd Central; Dawgs travel to PBurg tonight

    Former Lawrence Co. football star Noah West helps East Tennessee St. to opening game victory over Samford

    Former Lawrence Co. football star Noah West helps East Tennessee St. to opening game victory over Samford

    Turnovers doom Lady Dawgs in home loss to Belfry

    Turnovers doom Lady Dawgs in home loss to Belfry

    Dawgs win high scoring affair over Floyd Central, Fall versus Rowan Co. on Valentines Day

    Dawgs win high scoring affair over Floyd Central, Fall versus Rowan Co. on Valentines Day

  • Lifestyles
    RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AT:  Louisa First Baptist Church – Thursday, March 18 from 1–6 pm

    RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AT: Louisa First Baptist Church – Thursday, March 18 from 1–6 pm

    NEW $136 BENEFITS CARD WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 2020 FOR ALL KY STUDENTS

    NEW $136 BENEFITS CARD WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 2020 FOR ALL KY STUDENTS

    KENTUCKY GIRL SCOUTS UNVEIL PROGRAM/RETAIL STOREFRONT AT ASHLAND TOWN CENTER MALL THIS WEEKEND

    KENTUCKY GIRL SCOUTS UNVEIL PROGRAM/RETAIL STOREFRONT AT ASHLAND TOWN CENTER MALL THIS WEEKEND

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response:  Tuesday, February 23, 10:30 a.m.

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Tuesday, February 23, 10:30 a.m.

    I Was in Addiction…(Part 2 of 12)

    I Was in Addiction…(Part 2 of 12)

    **UPDATE**   FEB 21, 9:30 AM…NEED WATER LOUISA FORT GAY RESIDENTS? GO TO LOUISA FIRE STATION #1;  FREE 5 GALLON KEROSENE IN LOUISA; WEATHER UPDATES FROM LOCAL SOURCES

    **UPDATE** FEB 21, 9:30 AM…NEED WATER LOUISA FORT GAY RESIDENTS? GO TO LOUISA FIRE STATION #1; FREE 5 GALLON KEROSENE IN LOUISA; WEATHER UPDATES FROM LOCAL SOURCES

    SCHOOLS UPDATE: BLAINE/FALLSBURG SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN ON SITE FOOD SERVICE MONDAY

    SCHOOLS UPDATE: BLAINE/FALLSBURG SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN ON SITE FOOD SERVICE MONDAY

    Gov. Beshear Launches $264 Million Healthy at HomeEviction Relief Fund

    Gov. Beshear Launches $264 Million Healthy at HomeEviction Relief Fund

    Lawrence County Rogers Scholar student organized a pillow drive for nursing home and housing authority 

    Lawrence County Rogers Scholar student organized a pillow drive for nursing home and housing authority 

  • Courthouse
    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of March 1-5

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of March 1-5

    Judge accounts for aid county had provided during storm

    Judge accounts for aid county had provided during storm

    CARTER DECLARES LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL

    CARTER DECLARES LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL

    Ky. Supreme Court issues orders allowing courts to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions

    Ky. Supreme Court issues orders allowing courts to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions

    Lawrence County Civil Suits for the week of 2/22 — 2/26/2021

    Lawrence County Civil Suits for the week of 2/22 — 2/26/2021

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of 2/22/2021 — 2/26/2021

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of 2/22/2021 — 2/26/2021

    OHIO WOMAN ARRESTED BY LAWRENCE CO. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT FOR IMPORTING AND TRAFFICKING HEROIN AND METH

    OHIO WOMAN ARRESTED BY LAWRENCE CO. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT FOR IMPORTING AND TRAFFICKING HEROIN AND METH

    Lawrence County Civil Suits for the week of February 8-12

    Lawrence County Civil Suits for the week of February 8-12

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of February 8-12

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of February 8-12

  • Recollections
    FRED JONES: HACK’S NEWS STAND

    FRED JONES: HACK’S NEWS STAND

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA:  Penny Post Cards

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Penny Post Cards

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Get Well, Soon!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Get Well, Soon!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Valentine

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Valentine

    Long-time educator Pinkie Moore’s mission is to help underserved children and families succeed

    Long-time educator Pinkie Moore’s mission is to help underserved children and families succeed

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Barn Finds!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Barn Finds!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Kid’s Land! Confections!!!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Kid’s Land! Confections!!!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Comforts of Home

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Comforts of Home

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Disappearing Activities

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Disappearing Activities

  • Obituaries
    Hobert Casteel, 93, of Louisa, KY

    Hobert Casteel, 93, of Louisa, KY

    Florene (Hager) Hampton, 97, of Louisa, Ky.

    Florene (Hager) Hampton, 97, of Louisa, Ky.

    Glenda Grayson, 67, Louisa, Ky.

    Glenda Grayson, 67, Louisa, Ky.

    Mrs. Marcia Ann Chaney, 66, of Louisa, KY

    Mrs. Marcia Ann Chaney, 66, of Louisa, KY

    Ada V. Chapman Franklin, 101, formerly of Chapman, Ky

    Ada V. Chapman Franklin, 101, formerly of Chapman, Ky

    SON DIES WHILE PARENTS ESCAPE LOUISA HOUSE FIRE

    Michael Lee Sloas, 37, of Louisa, KY

    Richard (Rick) Gussler, 64, of Winchester, KY formerly of Louisa, Ky

    Richard (Rick) Gussler, 64, of Winchester, KY formerly of Louisa, Ky

    Karen Adams, 55, of Meades Branch Louisa, KY

    Karen Adams, 55, of Meades Branch Louisa, KY

    Anna Mae (Henson) Peters, 90, of Warner Robins, GA

    Anna Mae (Henson) Peters, 90, of Warner Robins, GA

  • Regional News
    UPDATE: WOMAN FOUND DEAD ALONG INSIDE OF DITCH IN MARTIN COUNTY IS IDENTIFIED AND HER POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DEATH IS RELEASED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS

    UPDATE: WOMAN FOUND DEAD ALONG INSIDE OF DITCH IN MARTIN COUNTY IS IDENTIFIED AND HER POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DEATH IS RELEASED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS

    MYSTERY: BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN ROADSIDE DITCH IN MARTIN COUNTY TUESDAY

    MYSTERY: BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN ROADSIDE DITCH IN MARTIN COUNTY TUESDAY

    Beshear calls new vaccine a ‘game changer’ as end of pandemic is in sight

    Beshear calls new vaccine a ‘game changer’ as end of pandemic is in sight

    KENTUCKY GOVERNOR DECLARES ‘STATE OF EMERGENCY’ ACROSS STATE

    KENTUCKY GOVERNOR DECLARES ‘STATE OF EMERGENCY’ ACROSS STATE

    MARTIN COUNTY GRAND JURY HANDS DOWN INDICTMENTS AGAINST EIGHT INDIVIDUALS

    MARTIN COUNTY GRAND JURY HANDS DOWN INDICTMENTS AGAINST EIGHT INDIVIDUALS

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response:   Friday, February 26, 9:30 a.m.   

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Friday, February 26, 9:30 a.m.  

    TWO FT. GAY WOMEN ARRESTED AFTER WAYNE SHERIFF’S INVESTIGATION

    TWO FT. GAY WOMEN ARRESTED AFTER WAYNE SHERIFF’S INVESTIGATION

    LAWRENCE COUNTY STILL HAS 3,500 HOMES WITHOUT POWER, MANY IN FALLSBURG AREA

    LAWRENCE COUNTY STILL HAS 3,500 HOMES WITHOUT POWER, MANY IN FALLSBURG AREA

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ‘LENDS A COPTER’ TO HELP AEP WITH DAMAGE TODAY

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ‘LENDS A COPTER’ TO HELP AEP WITH DAMAGE TODAY

  • Announcements
    NEW ENTERTAINMENT EVENT COMING TO LAWRENCE COUNTY MAY 21-22

    NEW ENTERTAINMENT EVENT COMING TO LAWRENCE COUNTY MAY 21-22

    CITY OF LOUISA – FLOOD UPDATE- March 4th, 2021 9am. 

    CITY OF LOUISA – FLOOD UPDATE- March 4th, 2021 9am. 

    Mayor’s UPDATE: CITY OF LOUISA 

    Mayor’s UPDATE: CITY OF LOUISA 

    CARTER DECLARES LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL

    CARTER DECLARES LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL

    CITY OF LOUiSA  FLOOD Update 3/1/21 10:00 am

    CITY OF LOUiSA  FLOOD Update 3/1/21 10:00 am

    NEW $136 BENEFITS CARD WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 2020 FOR ALL KY STUDENTS

    NEW $136 BENEFITS CARD WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 2020 FOR ALL KY STUDENTS

    Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update: Jan. 28 and Feb. 24

    Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update: Jan. 28 and Feb. 24

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response:   Friday, February 26, 9:30 a.m.   

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Friday, February 26, 9:30 a.m.  

    Non-perishable food items available Thursday, February 25 @ Middle School

    Non-perishable food items available Thursday, February 25 @ Middle School

  • Editorials/Letters
    OP-ED from Kentucky Auditor is to the point: It’s Time to Fix Kentucky’s Unemployment System

    OP-ED from Kentucky Auditor is to the point: It’s Time to Fix Kentucky’s Unemployment System

    Cooperative effort overcomes historic challenge

    Cooperative effort overcomes historic challenge

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bill would eliminate the requirement of an additional two years of work for black lung recipients

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bill would eliminate the requirement of an additional two years of work for black lung recipients

    Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update: Jan. 28 and Feb. 24

    Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update: Jan. 28 and Feb. 24

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: February 26, 2021

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: February 26, 2021

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

    PSC Makes a Decision on Kentucky Power’s Third Rate Hike in Five Years

    PSC Makes a Decision on Kentucky Power’s Third Rate Hike in Five Years

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

    Week is short on days but long on action

    Week is short on days but long on action

  • News
    DRONE VIDEOS CAPTURES FULL EXTENT OF THE MAJOR FLOODING IN LOUISA THIS WEEK, WITH BIG SANDY HIGHEST IN LOUISA AND FORT GAY AREAS IN NEARLY 45 YEARS

    DRONE VIDEOS CAPTURES FULL EXTENT OF THE MAJOR FLOODING IN LOUISA THIS WEEK, WITH BIG SANDY HIGHEST IN LOUISA AND FORT GAY AREAS IN NEARLY 45 YEARS

    LOUISA MAN DIES IN FATAL CRASH AT 23/3 INTERSECTION NEAR THE ‘BIRD HOUSE’

    LOUISA MAN DIES IN FATAL CRASH AT 23/3 INTERSECTION NEAR THE ‘BIRD HOUSE’

    East Lynn man and daughter arrested with 55 grams of heroin

    East Lynn man and daughter arrested with 55 grams of heroin

    FLETCHER ANNOUNCES REST OF WEEK SCHEDULE; BESHEAR WANTS SCHOOLS TO OPEN FOR IN-PERSON MARCH 1

    FLETCHER ANNOUNCES REST OF WEEK SCHEDULE; BESHEAR WANTS SCHOOLS TO OPEN FOR IN-PERSON MARCH 1

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response:  Monday, February 22, 6:30 p.m.

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Monday, February 22, 6:30 p.m.

    SON DIES WHILE PARENTS ESCAPE LOUISA HOUSE FIRE

    SON DIES WHILE PARENTS ESCAPE LOUISA HOUSE FIRE

    UPDATE: 11:00 AM, FEBRUARY 21:  Crews are continuing to work through the weekend…7:00 pm 2/19/21: Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Friday, February 19, 10:30 a.m.

    UPDATE: 11:00 AM, FEBRUARY 21: Crews are continuing to work through the weekend…7:00 pm 2/19/21: Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Friday, February 19, 10:30 a.m.

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Thursday, February 18, 7 p.m.

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Thursday, February 18, 7 p.m.

    BREAKING NEWS: ALL ROADS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY SHUT DOWN DUE TO SEVERE BLACK ICE CONDITIONS & INCOMING ICE-SNOW STORM

    BREAKING NEWS: ALL ROADS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY SHUT DOWN DUE TO SEVERE BLACK ICE CONDITIONS & INCOMING ICE-SNOW STORM

    Kentucky Power Ice Storm Response:   Saturday, February 13, 6:30 p.m.   

    Kentucky Power Ice Storm Response: Saturday, February 13, 6:30 p.m.  

  • Sports
    Tolsia Girls Basketball finally returns to the court, Home opener against Spring Valley tonight

    Tolsia Girls Basketball finally returns to the court, Home opener against Spring Valley tonight

    Feltner picks up game winning RBI in Morehead St. victory over #1 Louisville

    Feltner picks up game winning RBI in Morehead St. victory over #1 Louisville

    Lady Dawgs on winning streak after beating former Bulldog Paul Miller over the weekend

    Lady Dawgs on winning streak after beating former Bulldog Paul Miller over the weekend

    Bulldogs prevail over Bath Co. in overtime, Fall at Belfry and PBurg

    Bulldogs prevail over Bath Co. in overtime, Fall at Belfry and PBurg

    Lawrence Co. splits two road games against Betsy Layne and Floyd Central, Falls at Johnson Central

    Lawrence Co. splits two road games against Betsy Layne and Floyd Central, Falls at Johnson Central

    Trenton Adkins scores a game high 34 points to help Lawrence Co. sweep the season series with Floyd Central; Dawgs travel to PBurg tonight

    Trenton Adkins scores a game high 34 points to help Lawrence Co. sweep the season series with Floyd Central; Dawgs travel to PBurg tonight

    Former Lawrence Co. football star Noah West helps East Tennessee St. to opening game victory over Samford

    Former Lawrence Co. football star Noah West helps East Tennessee St. to opening game victory over Samford

    Turnovers doom Lady Dawgs in home loss to Belfry

    Turnovers doom Lady Dawgs in home loss to Belfry

    Dawgs win high scoring affair over Floyd Central, Fall versus Rowan Co. on Valentines Day

    Dawgs win high scoring affair over Floyd Central, Fall versus Rowan Co. on Valentines Day

  • Lifestyles
    RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AT:  Louisa First Baptist Church – Thursday, March 18 from 1–6 pm

    RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AT: Louisa First Baptist Church – Thursday, March 18 from 1–6 pm

    NEW $136 BENEFITS CARD WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 2020 FOR ALL KY STUDENTS

    NEW $136 BENEFITS CARD WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 2020 FOR ALL KY STUDENTS

    KENTUCKY GIRL SCOUTS UNVEIL PROGRAM/RETAIL STOREFRONT AT ASHLAND TOWN CENTER MALL THIS WEEKEND

    KENTUCKY GIRL SCOUTS UNVEIL PROGRAM/RETAIL STOREFRONT AT ASHLAND TOWN CENTER MALL THIS WEEKEND

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response:  Tuesday, February 23, 10:30 a.m.

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Tuesday, February 23, 10:30 a.m.

    I Was in Addiction…(Part 2 of 12)

    I Was in Addiction…(Part 2 of 12)

    **UPDATE**   FEB 21, 9:30 AM…NEED WATER LOUISA FORT GAY RESIDENTS? GO TO LOUISA FIRE STATION #1;  FREE 5 GALLON KEROSENE IN LOUISA; WEATHER UPDATES FROM LOCAL SOURCES

    **UPDATE** FEB 21, 9:30 AM…NEED WATER LOUISA FORT GAY RESIDENTS? GO TO LOUISA FIRE STATION #1; FREE 5 GALLON KEROSENE IN LOUISA; WEATHER UPDATES FROM LOCAL SOURCES

    SCHOOLS UPDATE: BLAINE/FALLSBURG SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN ON SITE FOOD SERVICE MONDAY

    SCHOOLS UPDATE: BLAINE/FALLSBURG SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN ON SITE FOOD SERVICE MONDAY

    Gov. Beshear Launches $264 Million Healthy at HomeEviction Relief Fund

    Gov. Beshear Launches $264 Million Healthy at HomeEviction Relief Fund

    Lawrence County Rogers Scholar student organized a pillow drive for nursing home and housing authority 

    Lawrence County Rogers Scholar student organized a pillow drive for nursing home and housing authority 

  • Courthouse
    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of March 1-5

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of March 1-5

    Judge accounts for aid county had provided during storm

    Judge accounts for aid county had provided during storm

    CARTER DECLARES LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL

    CARTER DECLARES LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL

    Ky. Supreme Court issues orders allowing courts to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions

    Ky. Supreme Court issues orders allowing courts to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions

    Lawrence County Civil Suits for the week of 2/22 — 2/26/2021

    Lawrence County Civil Suits for the week of 2/22 — 2/26/2021

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of 2/22/2021 — 2/26/2021

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of 2/22/2021 — 2/26/2021

    OHIO WOMAN ARRESTED BY LAWRENCE CO. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT FOR IMPORTING AND TRAFFICKING HEROIN AND METH

    OHIO WOMAN ARRESTED BY LAWRENCE CO. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT FOR IMPORTING AND TRAFFICKING HEROIN AND METH

    Lawrence County Civil Suits for the week of February 8-12

    Lawrence County Civil Suits for the week of February 8-12

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of February 8-12

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of February 8-12

  • Recollections
    FRED JONES: HACK’S NEWS STAND

    FRED JONES: HACK’S NEWS STAND

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA:  Penny Post Cards

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Penny Post Cards

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Get Well, Soon!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Get Well, Soon!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Valentine

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Valentine

    Long-time educator Pinkie Moore’s mission is to help underserved children and families succeed

    Long-time educator Pinkie Moore’s mission is to help underserved children and families succeed

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Barn Finds!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Barn Finds!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Kid’s Land! Confections!!!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Kid’s Land! Confections!!!

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Comforts of Home

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Comforts of Home

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Disappearing Activities

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Disappearing Activities

  • Obituaries
    Hobert Casteel, 93, of Louisa, KY

    Hobert Casteel, 93, of Louisa, KY

    Florene (Hager) Hampton, 97, of Louisa, Ky.

    Florene (Hager) Hampton, 97, of Louisa, Ky.

    Glenda Grayson, 67, Louisa, Ky.

    Glenda Grayson, 67, Louisa, Ky.

    Mrs. Marcia Ann Chaney, 66, of Louisa, KY

    Mrs. Marcia Ann Chaney, 66, of Louisa, KY

    Ada V. Chapman Franklin, 101, formerly of Chapman, Ky

    Ada V. Chapman Franklin, 101, formerly of Chapman, Ky

    SON DIES WHILE PARENTS ESCAPE LOUISA HOUSE FIRE

    Michael Lee Sloas, 37, of Louisa, KY

    Richard (Rick) Gussler, 64, of Winchester, KY formerly of Louisa, Ky

    Richard (Rick) Gussler, 64, of Winchester, KY formerly of Louisa, Ky

    Karen Adams, 55, of Meades Branch Louisa, KY

    Karen Adams, 55, of Meades Branch Louisa, KY

    Anna Mae (Henson) Peters, 90, of Warner Robins, GA

    Anna Mae (Henson) Peters, 90, of Warner Robins, GA

  • Regional News
    UPDATE: WOMAN FOUND DEAD ALONG INSIDE OF DITCH IN MARTIN COUNTY IS IDENTIFIED AND HER POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DEATH IS RELEASED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS

    UPDATE: WOMAN FOUND DEAD ALONG INSIDE OF DITCH IN MARTIN COUNTY IS IDENTIFIED AND HER POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DEATH IS RELEASED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS

    MYSTERY: BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN ROADSIDE DITCH IN MARTIN COUNTY TUESDAY

    MYSTERY: BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN ROADSIDE DITCH IN MARTIN COUNTY TUESDAY

    Beshear calls new vaccine a ‘game changer’ as end of pandemic is in sight

    Beshear calls new vaccine a ‘game changer’ as end of pandemic is in sight

    KENTUCKY GOVERNOR DECLARES ‘STATE OF EMERGENCY’ ACROSS STATE

    KENTUCKY GOVERNOR DECLARES ‘STATE OF EMERGENCY’ ACROSS STATE

    MARTIN COUNTY GRAND JURY HANDS DOWN INDICTMENTS AGAINST EIGHT INDIVIDUALS

    MARTIN COUNTY GRAND JURY HANDS DOWN INDICTMENTS AGAINST EIGHT INDIVIDUALS

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response:   Friday, February 26, 9:30 a.m.   

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Friday, February 26, 9:30 a.m.  

    TWO FT. GAY WOMEN ARRESTED AFTER WAYNE SHERIFF’S INVESTIGATION

    TWO FT. GAY WOMEN ARRESTED AFTER WAYNE SHERIFF’S INVESTIGATION

    LAWRENCE COUNTY STILL HAS 3,500 HOMES WITHOUT POWER, MANY IN FALLSBURG AREA

    LAWRENCE COUNTY STILL HAS 3,500 HOMES WITHOUT POWER, MANY IN FALLSBURG AREA

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ‘LENDS A COPTER’ TO HELP AEP WITH DAMAGE TODAY

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ‘LENDS A COPTER’ TO HELP AEP WITH DAMAGE TODAY

  • Announcements
    NEW ENTERTAINMENT EVENT COMING TO LAWRENCE COUNTY MAY 21-22

    NEW ENTERTAINMENT EVENT COMING TO LAWRENCE COUNTY MAY 21-22

    CITY OF LOUISA – FLOOD UPDATE- March 4th, 2021 9am. 

    CITY OF LOUISA – FLOOD UPDATE- March 4th, 2021 9am. 

    Mayor’s UPDATE: CITY OF LOUISA 

    Mayor’s UPDATE: CITY OF LOUISA 

    CARTER DECLARES LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL

    CARTER DECLARES LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL

    CITY OF LOUiSA  FLOOD Update 3/1/21 10:00 am

    CITY OF LOUiSA  FLOOD Update 3/1/21 10:00 am

    NEW $136 BENEFITS CARD WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 2020 FOR ALL KY STUDENTS

    NEW $136 BENEFITS CARD WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 2020 FOR ALL KY STUDENTS

    Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update: Jan. 28 and Feb. 24

    Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update: Jan. 28 and Feb. 24

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response:   Friday, February 26, 9:30 a.m.   

    Kentucky Power Ice Storms Response: Friday, February 26, 9:30 a.m.  

    Non-perishable food items available Thursday, February 25 @ Middle School

    Non-perishable food items available Thursday, February 25 @ Middle School

  • Editorials/Letters
    OP-ED from Kentucky Auditor is to the point: It’s Time to Fix Kentucky’s Unemployment System

    OP-ED from Kentucky Auditor is to the point: It’s Time to Fix Kentucky’s Unemployment System

    Cooperative effort overcomes historic challenge

    Cooperative effort overcomes historic challenge

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bill would eliminate the requirement of an additional two years of work for black lung recipients

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bill would eliminate the requirement of an additional two years of work for black lung recipients

    Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update: Jan. 28 and Feb. 24

    Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update: Jan. 28 and Feb. 24

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: February 26, 2021

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: February 26, 2021

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

    PSC Makes a Decision on Kentucky Power’s Third Rate Hike in Five Years

    PSC Makes a Decision on Kentucky Power’s Third Rate Hike in Five Years

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

    Week is short on days but long on action

    Week is short on days but long on action

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PIKEVILLE DEVELOPERS TO PARTNER WITH TOYOYA ON 700 ACRE SOLAR FARM

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Toyota partnership marks ‘final step’ for 700-acre Eastern Kentucky solar project 

Toyota will partner with developers of a proposed 700-acre solar farm on a Pike County strip mine, marking the “final step” in what would be the largest solar energy project in the state by a magnitude of ten.

Developers hope the project, first announced in 2017, will help attract new companies and create jobs in Eastern Kentucky, where coal dominated the economy for decades and left local communities reeling in the wake of its decline.

Developer Ryan Johns announced Toyota’s partnership Saturday at a speaking event called TEDx Corbin, which featured a number of other entrepreneurs and artists from Eastern Kentucky.

“We’re just very excited about the possibilities that all this can lead to,” said Ryan Johns, an executive with RH Group, a Pikeville company that helped spearhead the project. “It really is going to open up the state for development in industry that we didn’t have before.”

The project could create 50 ongoing jobs and 200 construction jobs, many of which will be filled by local workers, Johns said.

At 700 acres, an output of 100 megawatts and a price tag of about $130 million, the Pike County project would far surpass any other solar farm in the state. At that scale, it would be the largest in all of Appalachia, Johns said.

Developers hope to begin construction in late summer. The project, located on an old mine site on Bent Mountain, should take about a year and a half to complete.

Johns announced Toyota’s partnership Saturday at a speaking event called TEDx Corbin, which featured a number of other entrepreneurs and artists from Eastern Kentucky.

“Our final step of the project was to have someone to buy the power for the next 15 to 20 years, and our new partner in this process is Toyota,” Johns said.

A Toyota spokesman said the company has “been working with certain electric power providers on a very innovative initiative,” but declined to provide further details.

Other partners in the Bent Mountain project include EDF Renewable Energy, which is providing capital for construction and planning, and Edelen Strategic Ventures, a business consulting company launched by former state auditor Adam Edelen. 

Edelen, a Democrat and co-developer of the solar project, formally announced his 2019 gubernatorial bid in January. He said the project is an important step in “connecting Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky to the opportunities of the new economy.”

“Toyota’s backing is historic and it is proof positive that Kentuckians can build an economy of the future and get help doing it,” Edelen said. “It’s important that we get a significant project done so this state stops the pattern of promises being made and broken to poor people.”

EDF is the subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, a French company with solar projects in multiple countries that total more than 2,400 megawatts.

The company also produces more than 10,000 megawatts through wind energy sites, according to its website.

“That’s what has allowed us to be able to do this project,” he said. “If someone has a presence on that, we can do business with them.”

The exact date of construction and completion will depend on when Johns and other developers can organize training sessions for local workers, he said. 

“The workforce had to be as many people from Eastern Kentucky as possible, and especially out-of-work coal miners,” Johns said. “In our area, it’s not in any way taking away from coal, it’s bringing a lot of new industry and a lot of new things that we’ve never had before.”

Aside from the immediate job opportunities, Johns said the availability of renewable energy in Eastern Kentucky will open the door to companies like Apple, Google and Amazon, which often require renewable energies to be used in new facilities.

Last year, Apple announced it would spend $10 billion over the next five years opening new data centers across the country.

“There’s no reason we can’t locate one in Appalachia,” Johns said. 

Whether the facility can begin construction on time also rides on whether Kentucky Fuel, a coal company with ties to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, completes a reclamation job on Bent Mountain.

According to a report published last year by Inside Climate News, Justice reached an agreement with Kentucky regulators in 2014 to complete reclamation projects throughout Eastern Kentucky, including on Bent Mountain.

That reclamation work has yet to be completed, but “we’ve been assured that that all will be done in the time frame that we need it to be done in,” Johns said.

“We have a huge section of the project that we could start today if we want to,” he said. “But in order for us to completely get to 100 megawatts, there is some reclamation that needs to be done.”

“Our final step of the project was to have someone to buy the power for the next 15 to 20 years, and our new partner in this process is Toyota,” Ryan Johns said.

Pike County, long the largest coal producer in the state, has seen a dramatic decline in production and employment in recent years.

The county produced nearly 13 million tons of coal in 2012, but that plummeted to under 4 million last year. Coal employment dropped from more than 11,000 to less than 4,000 over the same time period.

The sharp downturn — the result of a number of factors, including competition from natural gas, increasing mining costs and tougher federal regulations — has left many residents and local governments reeling from reduced employment opportunities and declining tax revenue.

Money provided to Eastern Kentucky counties through a coal severance tax fell from $34 million in fiscal year 2012 to $6.7 million in fiscal year 2018.

The Bent Mountain site will provide proof that large-scale solar projects in Eastern Kentucky are viable, Johns said.

Partners in the Pike County project have already responded to a 20-megawatt request for proposals from American Electric Power that, if successful, would facilitate the construction of another, albeit smaller, solar farm, Johns said.

They may also apply for a similar RFP from Kentucky Utilities, he said.

“We kind of feel like we are the leaders that started the solar discussion here in the state,” Johns said. “Our solar resource is just as good or even better than it is in other parts of the country. We can really start to change a lot of the conversation.”

By Will Wright
Lexington Herald Leader

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Comments 2

  1. Sandra Sandra says:
    2 years ago

    This would be great for Eastern Kentucky! Can’t wait for some competition for the electric companies.

    Reply
  2. Avatar MAGA says:
    2 years ago

    well it look’s to me like TRUMP has started the WAR on coal again

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