Month: January 2025

The Commonwealth is celebrating after 2024 had the lowest number of highway fatalities on record in nine years. During the Team Kentucky update, Governor Andy Beshear announced that deaths in highway crashes dropped 14 percent in 2024 when compared to 2023, and he says that also resulted in less injuries, which is tremendous. The governor credited all Kentucky drivers for their efforts to driver safe over the last year, and […]

By: Ag. Reporter Mollie Goode The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is starting a new program to recognize Kentucky schools using locally grown food products. The Kentucky Farm to School Stars Recognition Program will recognize three school districts each year that have increased their locally sourced produce and protein. The three districts chosen will have the opportunity to receive $10,000, $8,000, or $6,000 for their efforts.  Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell says, […]

The Christian County Water District has issued a boil water advisory for the Froghop Road area of north Christian.  The advisory is the result of repairs that were made to a mainline break that occurred on Froghop Friday. After isolating with valves to repair the leak, the water district has issued a boil water advisory for the addresses of 1420 to 17730 Froghop Road and 15935 to 17680 Greenville Road. […]

Representative Walker Thomas has been appointed to serve on the Council of State Governments South Human Services and Public Safety Committee.  The CSG South’s Human Services and Public Safety Committee is about addressing challenges that states face in the areas of human services and corrections, as well as policies and programs that address them. Some of the topics that the committee discusses includes health issues including the national opioid crisis, […]