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…

TOM LATEK |Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear said on Monday that additional reopening of the economy will start on May 11 and everyone will be required to wear masks. Beshear said he will give more details on Wednesday about what businesses would be allowed to open. Eighty-seven new cases of the…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 26, 2020) – On Sunday, Gov. Andy Beshear asked Kentuckians to remain vigilant in the fight against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as the state takes an initial step toward reopening certain health care operations Monday. “Tomorrow is the first day since this virus hit that instead of adding restrictions, we are…

Visit the Governor’s Facebook page to watch today’s news conference FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 25, 2020) – On Saturday, Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentuckians must stay vigilant in the fight against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the commonwealth, even as we begin the first small step toward reopening on Monday. “We will get through this;…

Beshear releases 352 state prisoners at risk of virus   By TOM LATEK | Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky set a single-day record for cases of the coronavirus on Friday with 322 cases reported to state health officials bringing the total to 3,779. In addition, there were nine more deaths, making it 200…