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State Tourism Offers Links For Virus-Related Information

By Editor | March 19, 2020

From: Blank, Angela G (TRAVEL) <angelag.blank@ky.gov> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 11:22 AM Subject: TAH Press Clips: 3/17-3/18 Our Department is charged with compiling press clips for the Cabinet. With the crisis we are currently facing, we thought it would be beneficial for you to receive them on a regular basis. As always, please let…

Bourbon County Courthouse Is Closed To The Public

By Editor | March 16, 2020

Effective March 16, 2020, the Bourbon County Courthouse is closed to the public except to conduct vehicle registration renewal and vehicle related business at the Bourbon County Clerk’s Office EXCEPT to make a Child Support Payment or to seek an Emergency Protective Order from the Bourbon County Attorney’s Office. Please do not enter the Courthouse…

AARP Tax Aide To Suspend Tax Preparation Monday, March 16

By Editor | March 15, 2020

Scheduling Notice: Due to Coronavirus Concerns, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Suspends Service Until Further Notice WASHINGTON—AARP Foundation Tax–Aide, the nation’s largest free, volunteer-based tax preparation and assistance service, announced today that it will suspend tax preparation services at all sites effective Monday, March 16, until further notice. The action is due to concerns about the spread…

Bourbon County Park Office To Close Monday, March 16

By Editor | March 15, 2020

Starting tomorrow morning, March 16, the Bourbon County park office will be closed to the public.  You can call the office at 859-987-2149 . Plus all events have been cancelled till further notice .

Bourbon County Fiscal Court Declares Emergency

By Editor | March 15, 2020

In a special called meeting held Sunday, March 15, the Bourbon County Fiscal Court declared an emergency for Bourbon County relating to the Coronavirus.  The declaration would allow the Bourbon County Judge to spend up to $20,000 relating to virus matter. Fiscal court members, Andrea  Brown of the Bourbon County Health Department, State Representative Matt…

COVID-19: What Bourbon Community Hospital is Doing and What You Can Do

By Editor | March 15, 2020

— From The Bourbon Community Hospital It probably feels as if coronavirus – or as it is officially known, COVID-19 – is all anyone is talking about these days. As COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses like the seasonal flu continue to spread across the U.S., you also may feel a certain level of concern over…

Legends Of Bourbon County Festival Postponed Due To COVID-19

By Editor | March 15, 2020

On behalf of The Legends of Bourbon County Festival Committee, this letter is to inform you that we will be postponing our festival, April 16-19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 (corona virus) outbreak. Due to recommendation from the healthcare community and the cancellations of major events nationwide, we find it safest to postpone this large-scale…

Paris Walmart To Start Closing At 11 p.m starting Sunday, March 15, 2020

By Editor | March 14, 2020

Your Paris WalMart , beginning Sunday,  March 15, 2020 will be closing at 11 p.m. and reopening at 6 a.m until further notice.  This is a National Directive for all WalMart stores so we may better serve you.  Thank you for your understanding and thank you for shopping at your Paris WalMart

PAWS Animal Shelter Will Be Closed Until March 29

By Editor | March 14, 2020

Following the recommendations made by Governor Andy Beshear and the CDC in regards to COVID-19, the shelter (PAWS) will remain closed from today March 14th through March 29th. With our local public schools being closed, we anticipate more of our community members wishing to visit the shelter. In order to assist our county in helping…

Hopewell Museum To Close From March 16 Through April 8

By Editor | March 14, 2020

    In an abundance of caution in light of the continued spread of COVID-19 and in respect to our volunteers and members who are more at risk if they contract COVID-19, the Hopewell Museum has decided to close to the public from March 16-April 8. We will re-evaluate as necessary and do our best…