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With one month remaining in the 2024 regular session, 82nd District Rep. Nick Wilson is hopeful that several specific bills will end up finding their way to the desk of Gov. Andy Beshear. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Governor Andy Beshear’s office recently announced that a total of $75 million would be distributed across the Commonwealth to help boost the state’s tourism industry and economy following a decline in visitors brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Andy Beshear recently announced more than $2.8 million in Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) funding to give travelers a smoother, safer drive and to support economic development in local communities, including some funding headed to Whitley County. The June Department...

Whitley, Laurel, Knox and Bell counties announced a total of 197 new cases of COVID-19 Monday. Whitley County The Whitley County Health Department announced 28 additional COVID–19 cases on Monday, bringing the county’s total to 2,386. The health department reported 32 new cases...

Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that Kentucky is expected to receive approximately 38,000 doses of the new COVID–19 vaccine that has been developed by Pfizer by mid-December. Beshear said the Pfizer vaccine, and the one developed by Maderna, have each proven more than 90 percent...

The Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), reminds Kentuckians to follow safety guidelines following severe flooding and water run-off events from recent rainfall across the state. Governor Andy Beshear, who today visited the...

With support from educators, top business leaders, law enforcement and retirees, Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday called on lawmakers to pass sports betting legislation to stop Kentucky dollars from flowing to neighboring states and use those funds for needs in Kentucky. “We have a...

Former University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino once complained about Wildcat fans who were “consumed by (the University of) Louisville,” meaning a loss to their rivals in November leaves a permanent asterisk next to an entirely otherwise successful 30-win season...

Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz is hoping for a 30 percent voter turnout for next week’s General Election as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots for governor, attorney general, secretary of state and a handful of other statewide offices. During the 2015 gubernatorial...

Victims of human trafficking are often the most vulnerable in our communities – victims of abuse and violence, runaways, refugees, immigrants or those who are homeless. Human trafficking is the second-largest criminal enterprise in the world and sadly, our Kentucky communities...