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  Frankfort – State Rep. Kathy Hinkle said Gov. Andy Beshear’s announcement this morning that Lawrence County would be getting $742,490 to repair 15 local roads “will make a significant...

Facility to employ more than 300 and stakes Kentucky to forefront of emerging agritech industry FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 21, 2020) – Eastern Kentucky, home to AppHarvest’s first state-of-the-art, high-tech greenhouse,...

Healthy at Home Utility Relief Fund The Kentucky Public Service Commission is ending its moratorium on disconnections for nonpayment for the utilities it regulates on Oct. 20. To ensure there...

Kentucky Power donated a bucket truck to the Lineman Training Program at BSCTC. ASHLAND, Ky., October 14, 2020   A new lineman training center is nearing...

OCTOBER 7, 2020 Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19 FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 6, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the...

Amanda Clark Amanda Clark to Represent Kentucky in Intensive Regional Leadership Development Program  ASHLAND, Ky., September 30, 2020 The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has named Amanda Clark, external affairs manager...

One East Kentucky Announces Industry Diversification Initiative: Opportunity East Kentucky PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 30, 2020) – Opportunity East Kentucky is One East Kentucky (OEK)’s comprehensive initiative for diversifying Appalachian Kentucky’s...

Prestonsburg, Ky – Big Sandy Community & Technical College (BSCTC) proudly announces the first recipient of the Dr. William “Bill” Loftus Humanitarian Award: Judy K. Howell, Director of Library Services...

Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus...

Friday, September 18, 2020 President Trump arriving in Wheeling, W.Va., this month with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va) before heading to a fundraiser. Kelsey Brugger/E&E News...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (September 16, 2020) – Secretary of State Michael Adams testified this afternoon before the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue, offering legislators an update on his efforts to...

Sep 14th, 2020 The Connected Commerce Council (3C) has released a report detailing the existence and importance of the small business “Digital Safety Net” to businesses in all 50 states. The...

 Three Rivers Homecare offers home health services to people in Martin, Lawrence, and Johnson Counties. Home health services may be a better emergency room alternative for the ill/elderly, due...

Academy Class 101 to include Innovative Training Format FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 26, 2020) – Law enforcement agencies around the country have worked to adapt to a changing environment in response...

Staff report The online portal to request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 3 election, govoteky.com, is open. The portal is to be open through Oct. 9. The Secretary of State has opened...

Monday, August 24, 2020 Postal Service roundup: op-eds say it's a rural lifeline; Sen. Rand Paul suggests reducing delivery days for rural areas Much has been written in recent weeks...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday that the state’s application to bring in additional federal money to aid unemployed Kentuckians has been accepted. “COVID-19 has...

5TH IN A SERIES...   The fifth in our series about taxing districts in Lawrence County, their budgets and payroll is the Lawrence co. BOE. The Lawrence Co. Fiscal Court,...

A pilot program offers rural health-care providers a chance to be part of a pilot payment model with up-front investments, Heather Landi reports for Fierce Healthcare. President Trump ordered the Department of Health and...