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The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will hold a virtual town hall from 6-7:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 17 to discuss the new four-color decision-making metric for school officials.
Kentucky Blood Center announced Sept. 14 that, in an effort to recruit donors for convalescent plasma donation, donations made at KBC donor centers now through Oct. 3 will be tested for COVID-19 antibodies.
Gov. Andy Beshear recommended on Aug. 10 that school districts delay their return to in-person classes until Sept. 28, saying it is a “difficult but necessary step.”
The Kentucky Education Association, which represents 42,000 educators in the state, issued a statement Aug. 7 asking for school districts to decide to begin the school year virtually, as opposed to in-person.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and U.S. Attorney Rob Duncan issued a warning Aug. 5 of a potential scam related to Kentuckians receiving unsolicited packages of personal protective equipment (PPE) from foreign countries.
On Aug. 4, the Floyd County Health Department announced three new positive cases, bring the county’s total to 87.
Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman have started an initiative that calls for Kentuckians to donate face masks to local school districts in order to help school staff, teachers and students against COVID-19 in the upcoming school year.
Today, July 30, officials with ARH announced that due to a steady increase in COVID-19 cases, and in an abundance of caution to prevent the continued spread of the virus and support the safest hospital environments for all patients, ARH staff will be limiting visitors, and the following revi…
On Saturday, July 26, individuals from near and far came out to Prestonsburg for the second Paddlefest of the season. According to Mayor Les Stapleton, 42 individuals were put in the water and able to enjoy the river and some sunshine. Stapleton said that social distancing was used during si…
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Anna Burchett scored four goals and dealt out one assist to lead Prestonsburg over Martin County 8-1 in the 15th Region All “A” Classic girls’ soccer title match on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Floyd Central overcame several costly turnovers to beat host Prestonsburg 22-12 at Josh Francis Field/Blackcat Stadium in Week 2 of the 2020 high school football season on Friday, Sept. 18.
Who: Floyd Central (1-0) at Prestonsburg (0-1)
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Voting in 2020 is anything but simple.
There is chilling news in Frankfort as a close friend and colleague, Senator Gerald Neal, D-Louisville, was diagnosed with COVID-19. He admitted himself to the hospital after experiencing mild symptoms, and his prognosis is good. Sen. Neal is a champion and fighter for his community in the s…
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