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On Tuesday, March 31, a meeting was held at Hazard City Hall where local leaders announced that a positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Perry County. After the meeting, an executive order was signed to protect the public and limit the number of people in stores.
When schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, representatives from both the Hazard Independent and Perry County schools districts began planning on how to continue caring for the students in this area. Since then, both districts have been continuing to feed students throughout the closure.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local colleges have been donating personal protective equipment and other medical supplies to area health care facilities.
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Under recommendation from Gov. Andy Beshear, churches in the area closed their doors to public gatherings earlier this month in an attempt to stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Since then, pastors have been implementing new methods of continuing services and still practicin…
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A Hazard native recently received her pro-card in Strongman, came in third in one of the most prestigious international competitions and was named Kentucky’s Strongest Woman this year.
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LEXINGTON — The 2020 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen, originally scheduled for March 18-22, remains suspended.
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After leading his team to a title, Hazard junior guard Wade Pelfrey has been named the Ira D. Combs 14th Region Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year.
Perry Central High School graduate Braxton Cottongame made two pitching appearances and one start during a shortened sophomore season with the University of Kentucky baseball team.
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Hazard was supposed to take on Fern Creek last week in the opening round of the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Sweet 16.
ELIZABETHTOWN — Former Hazard High School boys’ and girls’ basketball coach Patrick Payne has been selected for the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
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HAZARD — Both Hazard and Perry Central are well-represented on the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association Region 14 Watchlist.
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