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Wickliffe Paper Mill to Reopen, Employ 500 in West Kentucky

Global Win to buy Verso facility in Ballard County for first US operation FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2018) – Gov. Matt Bevin today announced Global Win Wickliffe LLC, a Chinese-owned paper products manufacturer, will reopen the former Verso Corp. mill in west Kentucky’s Ballard County with a $150 million investment expected to create 500 full-time […]

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Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet releases July 2018 unemployment report

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2018) – Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary July 2018 unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for July 2018 was up from the 4.2 percent reported for June 2018. The preliminary July 2018

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Two Kentucky State Park Golf Courses Closing Temporarily For Green Repairs

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 15, 2018) – Two Kentucky State Park golf courses in western Kentucky will be temporarily closed to allow for re-seeding of the greens, the Department of Parks announced today. The 18-hole courses at Mineral Mounds State Park near Eddyville and Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park near Dawson Springs will be closed for

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Indiana Man Indicted for Rape After Nine Month Investigation

The Rape Allegations Occurred in the Early 1980’s MORGANFIELD, Ky. (August 15, 2018)—In November of 2017, Kentucky State Police detectives began an investigation into Rape and Sexual Abuse allegations which occurred in the early 1980’s in Union County, Kentucky. The crime was brought to the attention of KSP detectives by the victim, who was approximately

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LOUISVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH DEALING HEROIN THAT RESULTED IN OVERDOSE DEATH

Alleged heroin dealer faces no less than 20 years in federal prison BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Louisville, Kentucky man has been charged with possession and distribution of heroin after a Bowling Green woman died of an overdose, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman. Damone Domonique Bell, age 22, of Bowling Green, was charged

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Traffic Advisory- Lane Restrictionists on Approach to US 41 NB Bi-State Bridge

Traffic ADVISORY The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans a NORTHBOUND lane restriction near the US 41 Twin Bridges at Henderson starting at 9:30 a.m., CDT, TODAY. The Henderson County Highway Maintenance Crew has been using a boom mower in the median area to cut grass and brush behind the median guardrail at the Kentucky end of

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GRADD has been awarded $510,340 to fund 38 full-time members in the AmeriCorps Senior Connections program.

Kentucky received nearly $6.7 million in AmeriCorps federal funding for 20 programs with more than 900 total members. Most of the programs were funded through an annual grant competition by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a federal agency that engages Americans of all ages in service. The remaining programs are funded through

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Interim president named for Henderson Community College

Henderson, Ky. – Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) President Jay K. Box announced today the appointment of Dr. Tiffany Evans as interim president of Henderson Community College (HCC). Evans currently is provost and chief academic officer at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC). Since 2012, she’s also served as a senior associate for

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Dr. Robert Jackson Appointed Interim President of Murray State University

MURRAY, Ky. — The Murray State University Board of Regents has named Dr. Robert Jackson interim president, effective August 16. A 1985 graduate of Murray State University, Jackson currently serves as the president of the MSU Foundation. “We are grateful that Bob has agreed to step in as the interim president. We are confident that

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Man dies in apartment fire, woman in critical condition

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died and a woman was critically injured in a Kentucky apartment fire. Kentucky State Police said in a statement that fire crews responded Tuesday morning to the blaze at the Woodland Heights apartment complex in Hopkinsville. Police said 25-year-old David Keys of New Albany, Indiana, died

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Gallatin County in Southern Illinois & West central Union County in Northwestern Kentucky-NWS

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Paducah KY 312 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018 The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Gallatin County in southern Illinois… West central Union County in northwestern Kentucky… * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 312 PM

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Henderson Community College President Reception to Thank Community for Support

Dr. Kris Williams is leaving the presidency at Henderson Community College to take a new position as Chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), where she will serve as the Chief Academic Officer with responsibilities in academic and technical programs and economic development. A reception will take place on Wednesday, August 8,

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Traffic ADVISORY – OVERNIGHT CLOSURE on US 41-Alternate/US 60/Green Street in HENDERSON on TUESDAY, AUG 7

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans a NIGHT CLOSURE along US 41-Alternate/US 60/Green Street in Downtown HENDERSON on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. US 41-Alternate/US 60/Green Street in Downtown HENDERSON will be closed during overnight hours near the CSX Railroad Overpass between 4th Street and 5th Street. This closure of Green Street is to

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National Corvette Museum looks to diversify collection

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — The curator of the National Corvette Museum wants to expand its collection beyond the titular car in order to better tell its story. Derek Moore tells the Bowling Green Daily News the museum has done “a good job telling the Corvette-centric story” since opening in 1994, but it’s time to

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KSP Troopers Encourage Motorists to be Extra Vigilant in the Coming Weeks

Head Start and Schools Set To Begin Across the District Soon HENDERSON, Ky. (July 26, 2018) – With many schools slated to begin across the Commonwealth, Kentucky State Police are urging motorists to be alert for loading and unloading school buses. As a reminder, Kentucky law (KRS 189.370) requires that if any school or church

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