(Lancaster, KY) — Kentucky fans are already looking forward to having West Virginia transfer Oscar Tshiebwe on the court next season to provide inside scoring and rebounding UK sometimes lacked during the recent 9-16 season.
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(Lancaster, KY) — Summit High School (Tenn.) coach Brian Coleman wasn’t sure if twins Keaten and Destin Wade would end up playing together in college but he never doubted his two players would like to do that.
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Quotes of the Week compiled by sports writer Larry Vaught:
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(Lancaster, KY) — All-American Madison Lilley was an easy choice for SEC player of the year in voting by the league’s volleyball coaches this year. She led UK to its fourth straight league championship in her four years at UK and a No. 2 seed overall in the NCAA Tournament.
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(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will stand up two new regional vaccination sites soon in Eastern and Western Kentucky.
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(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron today joined a coalition of 10 state attorneys general in suing to prevent the Biden Administration from carrying out an act of executive overreach through the implementation of his “social cost of carbon” Executive Order. The coalition argues that the Executive Order will kill thousands of jobs throughout the country and impose more regulatory burdens and harm on the American people.
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(Louisville, Ky. - April 22, 2021) — Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company today announced the awarding of Plant for the Planet grants to 23 organizations across Kentucky.
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(Frankfort, Ky. - April 22, 2021) – Unemployment rates fell in 81 Kentucky counties between March 2020 and March 2021, rose in 31, and stayed the same in eight counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
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(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced plans to invest $23 million to improve highway safety near public schools, protecting students, educators and families.
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(Washington, D.C. - April 21, 2021) – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, introduced the Lower Costs, More Cures Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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(Lexington, KY - April 18, 2021) — Walk-in appointments are available at area Baptist Health COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Corbin, Lexington, and Richmond at the times and dates listed below. No registration is necessary during these times.
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(Lexington, KY - April 17, 2021) — AAA is encouraging those forced to delay travel plans because of COVID-19 to pay close attention to the expiration dates of their travel vouchers and begin making plans sooner rather than later―or they may find themselves with fewer options and additional expenses.
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(Lexington, KY - April 16, 2021) – After a year of anticipation, it’s clear that many Kentuckians are ready to hit the road. Now with the spring and summer travel seasons upon us, April Car Care Month is the perfect time to make sure your vehicle is truly road ready.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 16, 2021) – If you know an extraordinary Kentuckian or group who works diligently to improve the lives of others, now is the time to nominate them for one of the 2021 Governor’s Service Awards.
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(FRANKFORT, KY - April 16, 2021) – On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,638,235 Kentuckians have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. He also reported 714 new COVID-19 cases and said the state’s positivity rate has risen to 3.51%.
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(Washington, D.C. - April 16, 2021) – Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra this week regarding implementation of the Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule, which went into effect on January 1, 2021, and the need to ensure that hospitals are complying with the new rule.
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(FRANKFORT, Ky. - April 16, 2021) — Public prosecutors and public defenders in Kentucky may qualify for student loan forgiveness through the John R. Justice Grant program, administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA).
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(Washington, D.C. – April 16, 2021) — Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), ranking member of the Senate Small Business Committee, along with the Committee’s Republican members sent letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Inspector General Mike Ware and SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman requesting their immediate attention and investigation into the unlawful participation of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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(BEREA, Ky. - April 16, 2021) – More than a year after CHI Saint Joseph Health paused its volunteer program due to the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers will once again be at Saint Joseph Berea to begin providing in-person service.
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(Louisville, KY - April 16, 2021) – Every six minutes an underground utility line is damaged or destroyed because an excavator did not have the lines marked before digging. The odds for avoiding these dig-ins improve by 99% if lines are properly marked in advance. While blue skies and warm spring weather entice us to kick off the winter dust and jump into outdoor projects, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company are reminding area residents to pick up their phones before picking up their shovels to contact Kentucky 811 to have underground lines marked.
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