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FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 3, 2020) – On Sunday, Gov. Andy Beshear urged Kentuckians to be ready to fill all available slots as the state undertakes more testing for the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) than ever before. “There are still, coming up this week, spots available in our Kroger partnership,” the Governor said. “For this week,…

“Please help us protect the people of this community by mail-in absentee voting.”     VOTE BY ABSENTEE MAIL NOW!!! THE STATE HAS ORDERED THAT THE PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MAIL IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID 19! WE CANNOT PUT YOU OR OUR ELECTION WORKERS IN DANGER!!   ANYONE CAN…

This is a class of students who are making history. As far as we know there has never been a graduating class that did not go through the formalities of “graduating” or having even having a prom. This Class of 2020 is stronger than COVID19 Our message is for you to be inspired by it…

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A total of 177 new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Kentucky on Friday, along with eight more deaths, bringing the totals to 4,879 and 248, respectively. During his daily press briefing, Gov. Andy Beshear said the numbers continue to hold steady.  “If you look…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 30, 2020) – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear reminded Kentuckians that we need to be the smartest, not the fastest, in reopening our economy in order to defeat the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) without causing a spike of cases in the commonwealth. He announced additional testing sites and updated Kentuckians on N95…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 29, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday laid out the state’s plan to gradually reopen business activities while continuing to keep Kentuckians safe from the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The Governor unveiled a tentative reopening schedule for a variety of businesses allowed to resume operations. However, he cautioned that in all…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 28, 2020) – As Kentuckians take the first steps toward restarting our economy, Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday shared new guidelines to help businesses reopen safely as we fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The Governor unveiled a new, 10-point plan that aims to guide businesses as they prepare for a gradual…

ANDREA BROWN | Bourbon County Health Department As of today, April 28th, Bourbon County Health Department has confirmation of a total of eight positive COVID 19 cases in Bourbon County. Last week was our largest increase to date with three positive confirmed cases in one week. With that, comes an increase in direct close contacts…