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High levels of Covid dropping statewide
KENTUCKY TODAY The new COVID-19 Community Levels map released by the Kentucky Department for Public Health on Friday ...
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Coalition weighs in on how to attract, retain teachers
BY TOM LATEK Kentucky Today A group known as the Coalition to Sustain the Education profession was joined ...
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Student group advises KDE on school safety
BY TOM LATEK Kentucky Today The Kentucky Department of Education’s Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, presented a report on ...
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Alzheimer’s drug studied at UK receives FDA approval
NEWS RELEASE University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky is a site for the groundbreaking AHEAD study, the ...
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Independent, ‘other’ voters on the rise in Kentucky
BY TOM LATEK Kentucky Today Secretary of State Michael Adams announced on Friday that in December, and for ...
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Answered prayer on the borderland
BY JADON GIBSON Contributing columnist Rufus Branson built a rude cabin for his young family not far from ...
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Will sports wagering ever be legal here? Don’t bet on it
BY JOHN REITMAN john.reitman@bluegrassnewsmedia.com What could you do with $68 million or so? Better yet, what could Kentucky ...
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A Groundhog Day revelation
Groundhog Day is really another celebration of the birth of Christ, but few realize it because it has ...
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Cats can’t stop Kansas
BY KEITH TAYLOR Kentucky Today Kentucky simply couldn’t stop Kansas when it mattered the most. The Wildcats gave ...
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988 suicide line marks six months, monthly calls increase by 26%
BY TOM LATEK Kentucky Today The 988 service, which allows Kentuckians in crisis to connect with suicide prevention, ...
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Congress to visit child sex abuse law
STAFF REPORT The U.S. Congress will be considering whether to pass a bill that would allow a bit ...
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Whatever happened to hemp? Industry is trying to rebound after successfully defending sale of Delta 8 cannabis products in Kentucky
BY VANESSA GALLMAN The Kentucky Lantern Gov. Andy Beshear’s order allowing Kentuckians with at least one of 21 ...
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What’s up, Middlesboro? New businesses coming to downtown
What’s Up Middlesboro? Have you made it to Mountain Mugs Craft and Coffee at 101 N 19th yet? ...
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ARC seeking applicants for grants to address substance abuse
BY TOM LATEK Kentucky Today The Appalachian Regional Commission announced Tuesday it is seeking applicants for grants to ...
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North Laurel rides first quarter to down Lady Cats
BY PAUL LUNSFORD Contributing writer On paper, North Laurel playing at Bell County on Jan. 24 should’ve been ...
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Bobcats claim Log Mountain thrashing of Campers
BY PAUL LUNSFORD Contributing writer Bell County outscored visiting Lynn Camp in all four quarters Tuesday as the ...
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Yellow Jackets defeat Leslie, fall to Clay County
BY PAUL LUNSFORD Contributing writer Middlesboro claimed its first win of the season on they’re own home Tuesday ...
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Site set for 150 homes near Hazard outside flood plain
BY TOM LATEK Kentucky Today In the wake of the deadly flooding in eastern Kentucky six months ago, ...
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Gas prices up in Kentucky for fourth straight week
KENTUCKY TODAY After experiencing a 15 month low in gasoline prices around Christmas Day, the cost has now ...
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H.O.P.E. initiative latest tool to battle human trafficking
BY TOM LATEK Kentucky Today Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Wednesday his Office of Trafficking and Abuse Prevention ...
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Lions fall to district-rival Barbourville.
BY PAUL LUNSFORD Contributing writer A three-game losing streak is not where Pineville coach Brad Levy wants to ...
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Second half dooms Lady Lions vs Knox Central
BY PAUL LUNSFORD Contributing writer A district showdown came down to Knox Central outscoring visiting Pineville 40-24 in ...
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BOE approves Yellow Creek HVAC bid
BY JORDAN BROOKS jordan.brooks@middlesboronews.com The Bell County Board of Education convened Jan. 19 in a special called meeting ...
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Covid numbers declining across Kentucky
BY TOM LATEK Kentucky Today There was plenty of encouraging news in the weekly COVID-19 report issued on ...
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UK research focuses on vaccine hesitancy in Eastern Kentucky
NEWS RELEASE University of Kentucky University of Kentucky College of Public Health researchers, in collaboration with investigators from ...