The funding comes from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding bill, which Senator McConnell supported. LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Department of Agriculture (USDA) will grant $9,378,184 to the Mountain Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation and $12,188,991 to the Thacker-Grigsby […]
Month: February 2023
Work begins on Panbowl Dam stabilization project on KY 15 in Jackson
Content by KY Department of Transportation / Photos by Ron Hamblin Lane closure in effect; 35 mph speed limit enforced in work zone JACKSON, Ky. 10-26-22 – Work has begun on a $6.7 million project to strengthen Panbowl Dam in Breathitt County along KY 15 in Jackson. The project was initiated after flooding in February 2021 […]
Much Needed Rain Quenches Breathitt County Forest Fire
Breathitt County 10-25-22. Content by Ron Hamblin Low humidity and warmer temperatures have caused the chances of forest fires to go way up. Much was the case at Eagles Nest – Fire Road in Breathitt County as a forest fire had gotten dangerously close to homes in the area. Thankfully overnight rains put out the […]
Human Remains Found in Breathitt County
On Saturday October1st, the remains of an unknown person were found in the Clayhole community of Breathitt County. Breathitt County Coroner Hargis Epperson confirmed that human remains were found. The remains were sent to the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office and Dental Records & DNA are being used to attempt to positively identify the body. […]