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The governor’s race in Kentucky has been labeled competitive and of national interest. The Fancy Farm picnic this past weekend is sometimes referred to as the official kickoff of the fall campaign. But, the Andy Beshear-Daniel Cameron race has gotten significant coverage since the May Primary results came in. Assessing…

The Housing Development Alliance is based in Hazard and completed the home with funding from the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky’s Housing Can’t Wait Initiative.

More than three thousand Kentucky businesses make up the commonwealth’s Chamber of Commerce, and they work in tandem with around 90 local chambers.

Governor Beshear was in Manchester Monday to announce 3-point-8 million dollars in state and federal funding for clean drinking water and other projects in Clay and Leslie counties.

Kentucky’s annual Fancy Farm picnic is often considered the premier political event in the Commonwealth. It attracts people from all walks of life. One first-time attendee said it was not exactly what he expected.

The beginning of August causes many football fans to turn their attention to the start of another season. At Eastern Kentucky University there’s been an ongoing discussion for nearly a decade about possibly moving up to Division One.

The deaths of two 18-year-olds on I-75 just two weeks apart are both tire-related. The latest was last Wednesday. According to the Fayette County Coroner’s office, a Mount Sterling man was killed in a construction zone near the Clays Ferry Bridge when a tire flew off a passing vehicle.

Emergency dispatching agencies across the Commonwealth are about to see some new workers. It is one of the most pressing needs in public safety.

The University of Kentucky will play host to the first annual Lexington Unsung Heroes Ball, sponsored by Leadership Lexington. Jessica Bowman is health and safety officer with the Lexington Fire Department.