Debbie Stevenson

DEBBIE KAY STEVENSON, 57 of Calvert City, KY passed away at 7:10AM, Friday, March 31, 2017 at Marshall County Hospital Emergency Room. She was a member of Altona Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Jamie

Audrey Woodruff

Audrey Lynn Woodruff, the beautiful daughter of Chelsea and Dakota Woodruff, came into this world on March 29, 2017, at 2:05 am. She blessed them with her baby blue eyes and curly brown hair, and weighed 7

This Week at the State Capitol by Robert Weber

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FRANKFORT — The Kentucky General Assembly wrapped up its 2017 legislative session on Thursday night after a final swirl of meetings, debate and eleventh-hour votes. After leaving Frankfort for a nearly-two-week veto recess, members of the House

Jobless rates down in 115 Ky. counties

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FRANKFORT, KY (AP) – Unemployment rates dropped in 115 Kentucky counties between February 2016 and February 2017, rose in three and stayed the same in two counties, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training. Woodford

PSC Approves Big Rivers Electric Solar Energy Projects

FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 30, 2017) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a proposal by Big Rivers Electric Corp. to build seven small solar power facilities across its service territory. In its application to the

Bill revamping black lung system passes

FRANKFORT, KY. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have completed quick work on a bill sought by the Senate’s top leader to reduce the coal industry’s costs to cover claims by workers suffering from black lung disease. The measure won

Bill targeting Kentucky attorney general fails to pass

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican lawmakers failed to strip some powers from Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general on the final day of the legislative session. Thursday, the state Senate voted 26-12 to make the state’s Republican governor, not

Senate OKs bill limiting some painkiller prescriptions

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentuckians would be limited to a three-day supply of powerful prescription painkillers in most cases under a bill that has cleared the state Senate on the final day of the legislative session. The