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Williamsburg football game versus Frankfort cancelled

The football game scheduled to take place on Friday, September 11, between the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets and the Frankfort Panthers has been called off.
Posted On 11 Sep 2020
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Local teachers discuss the challenges of distance learning, their hopes for the rest of the school year

Schools have been going back into session in recent weeks, and things are looking a lot different than they ever have before. Last spring, classes had to be cancelled due to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic that we are still dealing with some six months later. This forced...
Posted On 11 Sep 2020
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Masters Street milling and paving operations expected to continue through Sept. 22

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that milling and paving operations are underway on a portion of KY 312 (Masters Street; mile points 0-1 ) in Knox County. The roadway will be reduced to one lane through Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day....
Posted On 10 Sep 2020
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Schools urging spectators to observe all safety precautions to help make sure fall sports can continue

This week the fall 2020 interscholastic sports season officially kicks off, and to avoid a repeat of this past spring local school systems are asking all attendants at athletic contests in the coming days to adhere to the safety guidelines that have been put into place. As...
Posted On 10 Sep 2020
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OP-ED: Bipartisan election agreement puts Kentuckians’ health first

(OpEd By Democratic Governor Andy Beshear and Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams) In the midst of a global health pandemic caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), as a Democratic Governor and a Republican Secretary of State we have proven that we can put partisanship aside...
Posted On 08 Sep 2020
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University of the Cumberlands recognized as 2019 Tree Campus USA

The University of the Cumberlands recently achieved recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation as a 2019 Tree Campus USA. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation, that honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy...
Posted On 07 Sep 2020
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OpEd: Older men need regular PSA screening

(OpEd By Steve Ranson, who is editor emeritus of the Lahontan Valley News in Fallon, Nev., home of the U.S. Navy’s Top Gun aviation training program. He is a former president of the Nevada Press Association Board and the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors.)...
Posted On 07 Sep 2020
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Residential eviction moratorium extended through Dec. 31 due to CDC, governor’s executive order

On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear updated the state’s executive order on evictions to reflect the Center for Disease Control’s moratorium on residential evictions through Dec. 31. Under the CDC order, a tenant who signs and submits a declaration to his or her landlord about the...
Posted On 04 Sep 2020
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KSP launches campaign targeting aggressive drivers

The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Division has started a three-week statewide enforcement blitz targeting aggressive driving behaviors. The Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) Campaign targets drivers (both passenger car and commercial...
Posted On 04 Sep 2020
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Against all odds, it’s time to play ball in KY

We have been on quite the journey since the coronavirus came along and changed all of our lives this past March. For student-athletes, the up-and-down roller coaster of emotions has been nearly unbearable to watch, but we are now finally about to get back to sports in the...
Posted On 04 Sep 2020
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