Alex Standifer

With winter weather already making an appearance in eastern Kentucky, Rowan County officials are detailing the cost of salting roads and other preparations they’re making for the next few months.

As this year’s harvest comes to a close, some farmers are left wondering if they made the right career choice.

Officials said over $922,000 from the USDA Forest Service’s Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program is going toward several areas throughout Kentucky to help plan for and reduce wildfire risk.

99th District Representative Richard White said this year he is focusing on support for a Magoffin County flood plain and reintroducing a bill that aims to equip tow truck drivers with a new safety device.

The app boasts updating trail maps that officials said work even without service.

As the bourbon industry moves into eastern Kentucky, the Rowan County fiscal court is trying to stay one step ahead.

High ranking Kentucky National Guard officials recently met with Frankfort lawmakers to talk about some of the services they perform in the Commonwealth.

Officials said approved cultivators are preparing their first harvest and safety compliance facilities are ready to test as soon as the product becomes available.

At the conference officials focused on eastern Kentucky’s increasingly difficult fight against high cancer rates and the need for Medicaid.

The Department of Juvenile Justice recently got a statewide upgrade in pay, services, regulation, equipment, and education opportunities.