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May 25 deadline to apply for FEMA; AppalReD offers free assistance
Residents affected by the February 2025 floods in Eastern Kentucky have until May 25 to apply for federal disaster assistance, AppalReD Legal Aid reminds in a press release Monday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance is available to individuals and families in 16 counties included in the disaster declaration: Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan,
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Volunteers needed in Kentucky counties to review cases of children in foster care
Twenty-six Kentucky counties are calling on compassionate community members to make a difference in children’s lives through volunteering with Citizen Foster Care Review Boards. CFCRB volunteers review cases of children in foster care due to dependency, neglect and abuse and make critical recommendations regarding their care and placement. “It takes a lot of wonderful people
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After the Whistle: Transfer portal news
Mark Pope has dug deep into the transfer portal to remold this year’s roster and Kentucky has spent the cash money for NIL deals. Supposedly the Cats are spending over $10 million, with a rumor of almost $20 million. This would put Kentucky at the top of the totem pole in NIL collectives. Our roster
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‘Skip the Line’
BY JIM GRAY Every day, Kentuckians rely on the services of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – from maintaining the roads they travel to issuing the licenses that allow them to drive, operate businesses and more. We hear the frustration when things don’t work as expected. And even though there are reasons for these challenges, we
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Major disaster declaration for 13 counties affected by April floods, storms and landslides
FRANKFORT — President Donald J. Trump approved a major disaster declaration for 13 Kentucky counties, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday. The declaration unlocks federal aid for residents affected by historic flooding, severe storms, landslides and more in early April. Residents and business owners in the following counties can apply for federal disaster assistance: Anderson, Butler,
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FEMA extends deadline for February floods
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Kentucky residents whose homes and property were damaged during the severe storms and flooding in February now have until May 25 to apply for federal disaster assistance, FEMA announced in a recent press release. The original deadline was April 25. Assistance is available to both homeowners and renters who experienced
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Document April storm damage, KY EM says
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Kentucky Emergency Management advises homeowners and renters who suffered damage or losses caused by the severe storms, high winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred April 2-7 to document damages before cleaning up in order to be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance if it becomes available. On April 11, the Gov. Andy Beshear
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KY education commissioner sounds alarm about sudden halt in federal COVID payments to schools
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky LanternApril 1, 2025 Kentucky Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher on Tuesday urged school superintendents to contact their lawmakers in Congress about a sudden halt in payments from federal pandemic relief funds. His call to action comes after U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon notified state education departments on March 28 that they
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Call to Action: USED will harm schools and districts
BY DR. ROBBIE FLETCHER COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION On Friday evening, March 28, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent an email to all state education agencies notifying us that the U.S. Department of Education (USED) is changing the deadline it previously provided to liquidate COVID relief funds to end at 5 p.m., this past Friday,
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Starting April 5: Driver licensing offices open one Saturday each month
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced that driver licensing regional offices will now be open one Saturday per month, beginning this Saturday, April 5. Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. KYTC notes that driver and permit testing services will not be available during Saturday hours. Vision screening As a
