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KDA relaxing guidelines to allow more Kentuckians to receive food from food banks

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) is temporarily relaxing income requirements through April 30 to allow more Kentuckians to receive food from food banks during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an extremely tough time for many Kentuckians who have lost their jobs or had...
Posted On 02 Apr 2020
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Baptist Health Foundation creates COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund

Baptist Health Foundation has created a COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund to support critically-needed resources for patients and its healthcare staff across Kentucky and southern Indiana. There are two ways people can assist – by donating commercially manufactured personal...
Posted On 02 Apr 2020
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County Wide debuting new single from next album

With over 6,000 views and counting, chances are good that either you or someone you know has seen Austin City Saloon’s Facebook Live video from this past Saturday night featuring County Wide Band doing what they do best – entertaining music fans with and infectious southern rock...
Posted On 01 Apr 2020
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SEKRI begins production on 275,000 life-saving masks

Everyone is trying to find ways to contribute to the escalating coronavirus problem in our country right now. For many, that may be simply making a decision to stay home instead of visiting friends and family in order to keep from potentially spreading the disease. For others, it...
Posted On 01 Apr 2020
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NeCamp uses newspapers to disprove myth of illiterate Appalachia in ‘Literacy in the Mountains’

In the introduction to Literacy in the Mountains: Community, Newspapers and Writing in Appalachia, author Samantha NeCamp addresses the problem of how, in her words, “myths create our assumptions about Appalachia.”
Posted On 31 Mar 2020
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SBA offers disaster assistance to Kentucky small businesses impacted by COVID-19

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Kentucky small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. SBA acted...
Posted On 31 Mar 2020
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OP-ED: Kentucky voters deserve another opportunity to decide on Marsy’s Law

(OP-ED by Dr. Emily Bonistall Postel – Director of Outreach, Marsy’s Law for Kentucky) In this time of significant uncertainty, we commend the Kentucky General Assembly for moving forward on an effort to once again allow voters to decide what rights should be afforded to victims...
Posted On 31 Mar 2020
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W.D. Bryant & Son excited for the future of e-commerce

With the current coronavirus pandemic forcing people to think about ways they can conduct business from home, e-commerce has never been more important to the survival of the economy. Having a strong digital presence is important for any business in the 21st century, however,...
Posted On 27 Mar 2020
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Two Pulaski County Constables indicted for conspiring to violate civil rights; One also indicted for attempted murder of FBI Agent

LONDON, Ky. – Two Pulaski County Constables, Michael Wallace, 45, of Bronston, Ky., and Gary E. Baldock, 55, of Somerset, Ky., were indicted on Thursday, for conspiring to violate the civil rights of persons within Pulaski County. Baldock was also indicted for attempted...
Posted On 27 Mar 2020
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Federal and state officials launch Kentucky Coronavirus Fraud Task Force

In response to the increased threat of fraud presented by the coronavirus, federal and state law enforcement leaders from Kentucky have announced the formation of the Kentucky Coronavirus Fraud Task Force. The Kentucky Coronavirus Fraud Task Force is a joint federal and state...
Posted On 27 Mar 2020
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