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CARES grant offered to HCTC students

To help navigate the impact of COVID-19, Hazard Community and Technical College has launched the CARES ACT- Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) to support student success during this challenging time. The HEERF focuses on supporting students’ needs during the global pandemic—whether educational or personal. To do this, all KCTCS colleges will provide funds to […]

Eastern District of Kentucky NEWS U.S. Department of Justice

Union Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking

COVINGTON, Ky. – A Union, Kentucky, man, Randy Lee Hall, 37, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves, to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Hall admitted that on November 14, 2019, he possessed with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. According to his […]

Eastern District of Kentucky NEWS U.S. Department of Justice

Former Boyd County Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation

ASHLAND, Ky. – A former Deputy Sheriff from Cattlesburg, Kentucky, Patrick Allen Adkins, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday, before U.S. District Court Judge David L. Bunning, admitting that he violated the rights of a woman to be free from unwanted sexual conduct. Adkins admitted that, in 2013, he used his position as Deputy Sheriff […]

Eastern District of Kentucky NEWS U.S. Department of Justice

Raceland Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Possession of Child Pornography

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Raceland, Kentucky, man, Gary Kendall, age 66, was sentenced in federal court on Monday, to 120 months in prison, by U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning, for possession of child pornography.            According to his plea agreement, Kentucky State Police began investigating Kendall based on a cybertip from the National Center for […]