LONDON KY (September 3, 2020) - Sheriff John Root is reporting that: The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several different phone scams that are circulating in the Laurel County area.

LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreed to his request to extend school food waivers through the end of 2020. These waivers eliminate restrictive requirements and increase flexibility for schools and other organizations as they serve meals to children at no cost. Senator McConnell, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and 18 other Senators wrote a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue encouraging him to exercise his emergency authority to provide flexibility to help deliver nutritional meals to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. 

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Tommy Houston along with Deputy Landry Collett, K-9 Deputy Gary Mehler & K-9 “Edge”, Detective Richard Dalrymple, and shift Sgt. John Inman arrested Mercedes Shilah Hart age 29 of Beatty Avenue, Corbin early Thursday morning September 3, 2020 at approximately 1:26 AM.

FREE SCIENCE KITS FOR KENTUCKY KIDS

LEXINGTON, KY  – ABC 36, Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance, Kentucky 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Thames & Kosmos, and Hooked on Science are partnering to make sure kids have access to hands-on science this school year. In September, Jason Lindsey, aka "Mr. Science," with Hooked on Science, will visit communities, in Kentucky, where kids are struggling due to poverty and the lack of access to the internet, giving away science kits.

SOMERSET, KY — Clean water is important to all Kentuckians, and it is serious business for local water and wastewater utility operators. These professionals have been able to stay at the top of their game during the pandemic through a free training program, which will continue into 2021.

Senator McConnell introduced the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act

LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Tuesday nine Kentucky airports received a total of $94.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to strengthen local infrastructure and improve the traveler experience. The federal funding, distributed through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), includes nearly $11.9 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Senator McConnell introduced the CARES Act, which became the largest financial rescue package in history, and led it to enactment in about a week.