During a School Nurse End of the Year Webcast on March 1, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) encouraged school health providers to prepare to offer services to students during the summer.

According to new research from the West Virginia University School of Medicine, the combination of a disposable surgical mask as an underlayer with a tightly-fitting fabric outer layer significantly improves filtration efficiency and protection.

After opening briefly in 2020 then temporarily closing to relocate, AirBounce Inflatables and Arcade is scheduled to reopen this week. The business, which was originally located on Combs Road, has relocated to the building beside Save-A-Lot in the Grand Vue Plaza Shopping Center in Combs.

Today, March 6, officials with the Hazard Police Department announced they are currently working a large scale drug investigation along with the Drug Enforcement Agency.

A new daycare center is set to open in Hazard later this month. A local woman, Chassidy Woods, said if things go as planned, she will be opening the Children’s Cloud Daycare from her home in mid-March.