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Gov. Beshear: Time running out for Kentuckians to receive utility assistance

On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear and Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman highlighted an approaching deadline for eligible families to receive assistance to pay overdue utility bills. The $15 million Healthy at Home Utility Assistance Fund helps those who are...
Posted On 10 Dec 2020
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Duo charged with drug possession at local motel

A complaint about possible drug activity by the occupants in a southern Laurel County motel Monday evening resulted in the arrest of two local residents on drug charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...
Posted On 09 Dec 2020
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Lowe’s Donates to Toys for Tots

Lowes recently presented the South Central Kentucky Toys for Tots campaign with over $2,000 worth of much needed materials to keep the campaign moving, such as a refrigerator for volunteer’s refreshments, a Christmas tree with decorations, hand sanitizer, face masks and shields,...
Posted On 08 Dec 2020
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Historically Speaking: Voting Rights

(OpEd BY Dr. James Finck, who is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha. He is Chair of the Oklahoma Civil War Symposium. Follow Historically Speaking at www.Historicallyspeaking.blog.) Going to bed on election night it...
Posted On 08 Dec 2020
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Harbor Freight to open in London

Harbor Freight Tools, which bills itself as America’s go-to store for quality tools at the lowest prices, has announced that it will soon be opening a new store in London. The new store will be located at 566 W Highway 192, and is expected to open early next year. A grand opening...
Posted On 07 Dec 2020
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WoodmenLife donates to COVID efforts

WoodmenLife Chapter 884 recently donated $300 to Restoration Ministries to assist with their COVID-19 relief efforts. The donation is part of a nationwide campaign to support community organizations as they work to provide assistance to those affected by the pandemic. WoodmenLife...
Posted On 06 Dec 2020
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Croley talks the future of farming in Kentucky

(Story By Trevor Sherman) Local farmer Garrett Croley talks the future of the farming industry in our state, as well as why he himself is #StillFarming Last month we met Kyle Hubbs, a Knox County cattle farmer and Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) board member who helped to explain what...
Posted On 06 Dec 2020
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OpEd: Kentucky (again) leads the nation in elections administration

(OpEd By Ben Chandler, Kentucky State Board of Elections Chairman) It has been my great honor to serve as the Chairman of the Kentucky State Board of Elections (SBE) over the past year. While it has been a trying year, fraught with difficult times and equally difficult decisions,...
Posted On 05 Dec 2020
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New health clinic at WCMS offers COVID, and other testing

A new health clinic has opened at Whitley County Middle School. Family Health Care will operate a clinic there with nurse practitioner Brittany Slone available from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday to see patients. The health clinic is set up for the students and staff...
Posted On 04 Dec 2020
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Letter to the Editor: ‘America’s Lack of Faith’

(Letter to the Editor By Jerry White, Corbin) I am just one man, in one county, in one state. But I think I represent the feelings of more than 70 million Americans when I say America lacks faith. No, this is not about religion, though one could write about that as well. We lack...
Posted On 01 Dec 2020
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