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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet encourages aspiring engineers and construction managers to apply for their college scholarships. The KYTC offers three types of higher education scholarships for current or upcoming Kentucky university and college students. Up to 25 scholarships will be awarded for the 2026-2027 academic year in civil engineering, engineering technology, and construction management. According to the KYTC, the annual scholarships come with a paid summer job and guaranteed employment […]

UPDATE: The Winter Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning, in effect for the same time period as the previously-issued watch. — The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Winter Storm Watch, which will be in effect for the area from 1 a.m. Saturday through 7 a.m. Monday. According to the NWS, widespread snowfall is expected. While confidence in snowfall is very high, meteorologists are still […]

Lincoln Trail Area Development District Executive Director Daniel London says the numbers show how committed the 48-member staff at LTADD is to moving the district forward. “Return on Investment, just at the counting level when you talk about projects that they’ve touched or completed, is $372 million for this region,” London said. “Almost 90,000 home delivered meals, over 108,000 congregate meals served with cooperation from a wonderful partner in Central […]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is wrapping up a 10-month, multi-agency investigation of the illegal commercial harvest and sale of catfish from public waters across the commonwealth. Operation River Raid spans from Paducah to Ashland, and KFW says it “represents one of the most significant cases of illegal wildlife harvesting and distribution in recent state history.” KFW says the investigation is anticipated to result in more than 700 criminal charges. Wardens […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. Heather Cochran with RFH, PLLC presented the city’s annual audit report. Cochran said the firm made some recommendations, some of which the city has already taken steps to address, but the city is in compliance for its federal audit. “The important thing, in my mind, is to know you all did get a ‘clean opinion’,” Cochran said. “That’s kind […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The council approved the remediation of the cabins at Saunders Springs Nature Preserve to address damage caused by powder post beetles, with the work valued at $13,752. The council also approved the disassembly and storage of the Stovall cabin, which has suffered more extensive damage, until more extensive restoration options are decided upon. Council Member Jerry Brown said it […]

Tax filing season gets under way in Kentucky next week. The Kentucky Department of Revenue will begin accepting state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 26, the same day the IRS will begin accepting federal returns. The DOR will begin processing returns a week later on February 2. The deadline to file state and federal taxes is April 15. According to a release from the Kentucky Finance and Administration […]

Area students are encouraged to get their applications in for the Central Kentucky Community Foundation’s wide range of scholarships available on Scholarship Central. “These are not federally or state-funded scholarships,” said CKCF Communications Coordinator Erin Hahn. “These are scholarships that donors who just have a passion for education, wanting to pay it forward to our local students. Graduating high school seniors, or current college students, or even those nontraditional students, we have […]

Drivers using Louisville’s Ohio River bridges will see a new toll service provider taking over soon. The Joint Board of the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges has announced the designation of TransCore as the new toll service provider for the RiverLink tolling system. According to a release from RiverLink, TransCore is the current roadside provider for the tolling system and will now also oversee back-office services including image review, invoicing, […]