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By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) –  All 120 Kentucky counties have now seen positive cases of the coronavirus as the first case was reported by Robertson County to state public health officials on Monday. A total of 117 new cases were reported on Monday, including the one in Robertson County, making it…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 28, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Sunday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continued efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “I remember the call on March 6 that told me we had our first case of the coronavirus. I remember my concerns about a worldwide health epidemic hitting in Kentucky.…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) — An increase in new cases of the coronavirus but a drop in deaths, were reported by Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday. He said there were 316 newly reported cases to state health officials, bringing the pandemic total to at least 15,167 coronavirus cases in Kentucky. “This…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 25, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday updated Kentuckians on the commonwealth’s ongoing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “I’m proud of Kentuckians for the big sacrifices we’ve made to protect each other and also the small inconveniences that we’ve accepted to keep one another safe and to revive…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – There was a big jump in the number of new cases of the coronavirus reported to Kentucky public health officials on Tuesday, along with 11 more deaths. Gov. Andy Beshear said there were 315 new cases, bringing the pandemic total to at least 14,141, since the…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 21, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Sunday updated Kentuckians on the commonwealth’s ongoing efforts to defeat the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “Team Kentucky, we can do this,” the Governor said. “Keep getting tested, keep wearing masks, keep answering the call if our contact tracers reach out to you. We have the…

  By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) –  Another high number of cases of the coronavirus were reported on Friday, along with two more deaths, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. A total of 258 new cases were reported to state public health officials, bringing the total to at least 13,454 since the first…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky has now had more than 13,000 cases of the coronavirus, according to figures released Thursday by Gov. Andy Beshear. A total of 234 new cases were reported to state public health officials, bringing the total to 13,197.  “We have to make sure that we can…

Small Business Owners: Take advantage of this opportunity! The Chamber, in partnership with Bluegrass Federal Savings and Loan, Kentucky Bank, Bourbon County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, Hinkle Contracting, Dan Cummins, Hartfield and Co., and Hunt Advantage Group, announced the “It Takes a Village Community Grant Cooperative” today. This grant is designed for small businesses…