On April 9, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the appointment of Col. Phillip Burnett Jr. as commissioner of the Kentucky State Police (KSP).

The redbuds are blooming and the spring peepers can be heard across the Bluegrass, meaning springtime in Kentucky is upon us, and so is another highly anticipated season of wild turkey hunting.

The Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) Board of Trustees announced April 12 that Hollie Harris Phillips will be the health system’s new President and Chief Executive Officer.

Two Hazard men were publicly named this week as being charged as part of a federal drug trafficking conspiracy case that has already resulted in six other Perry County residents and a Shelby County man being indicted.

In an effort to raise awareness of these issues and promote Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Kentucky River Child Advocacy Center, known as Care Cottage, is holding different activities throughout the month of April. These efforts, said officials with the Care Cottage, are critical especial…