The Hopkins County Schools say the committee that develops and oversees the district facility plan is in place for this semester. The Local Planning Committee studies population trends, evaluates school buildings, and recommends construction, renovation, or property purchases.
Like it or not, surveys are important. The Webster County School District says this one only takes about a minute. The Kentucky Incentives for Prevention Survey collects self-reported student data on substance use, and related risk and protective factors, to help the district plan prevention and support services. Parents need to search: KIP Survey. That’s KIP Survey.
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville says October will be Walk-in Flu Shot Clinic Month. The 5th floor of the Tower will be providing flu vaccines with no appointment needed on designated days. You can read all about it on their social media.
In Frankfort, the Congressional Delegation is being urged to support expanded benefits for those with black lung disease. There’s a resurgence of the sickness. The governor says his proposed Support Our Miners Act would increase benefits to match inflation for the first time. Kentucky has more active recipients of black lung benefits than any other state.
President Trump and his administration are continuing to deal with the consequences of the open border policies. Kentucky Representative James Comer spoke about what’s now known as birth tourism on Fox Business.
This morning, the state is focusing on the death of a state trooper yesterday. Hayden Phillips made the ultimate sacrifice while patrolling I-65 in Warren County. 51-year-old Emonnie Branch of Portland-Tennessee was captured in Louisville last evening. It’s reported that he fatally shot Phillips on Interstate 65 in Warren County near Smiths Grove. Phillips was 30 years old. He was a three-year KSP veteran of Post 3 in Bowling Green.
The president and CEO of Madisonville’s First United Bank and Trust is the new Chairman of the Kentucky Bankers Association. J. Jason Hawkins began his term at the close of the Kentucky Bankers Association’s Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. The convention brought bankers from across Kentucky together to look ahead to the future of the industry.
In Webster County, the new police dogs are already at work. Boogie and Buzz have been outfitted with Line of Fire defense system ballistic vests. The dogs are Dutch Shepards, trained in drug detection, human tracking, article search, and suspect apprehension. They were acquired through the assistance of the local Agency for Substance Abuse Policy, drug seizure funds, and the Sheriff’s Auxiliary.
New federal guidelines and restrictions on hemp-derived cannabinoids have been temporarily delayed by Congress to December 11th. This gives lawmakers an extra month to come up with a way to regulate the industry before it’s too late. Jay Grundy is a Kentucky farmer
Advocates are pushing for balanced rules to protect non-intoxicating or low-dose products while opponents call for tighter federal safeguards.
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