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Plenty of people had to be rescued from flood waters in southeastern Kentucky over the weekend, including a woman who suffered a seizure, who was moved to safety in the bucket...

John Raby And Rebecca Reynolds Water covers West Maple Street in Salyersville, Ky., on Monday, March 1, 2021. Heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages, officials said. (Ryan C. Hemens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) March 01, 2021 - 3:20 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky firefighter Eddie Stacy was turning his firetruck around in the dark while responding to storm damage when he noticed a tiny light coming from the...

By Haeli Spears and Associated Press Kentucky UPDATED 12:06 PM ET Mar. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:14 AM ET Mar. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:14 AM EST Mar. 01, 2021 SHARE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudsl...

Dozens of counties throughout the eastern U.S. remain under flood warnings Monday morning following heavy rainfall over the weekend that resulted in the water rescues of toddlers in Kentucky and Tennessee.

A Kentucky sheriff used a tractor with a front-end loader to assist with a rescue after four adults and a toddler were trapped in a vehicle stuck in floodwater on Sunday, February 28, the Wolfe County Sheriff’s Office said.The sheriff’s office said the vehicle was trapped near Stamper Branch in Wolfe County, which was under a flash flood warning following heavy rain.The Hazel Green Volunteer Fire Department said it had rescued three of the adults and the 17-month-old child, but als...

Rain and high water create problems across Kentucky High water impacts communities across the state By: Web Staff and last updated 2021-02-28 23:44:00-05 Steady rain throughout the day and night on Sunday caused issues across Kentucky. High water flooded creeks and rivers and made some roads impassable. We sent crews across affected areas of central and eastern Kentucky including Menifee, Scott, and Madison Counties. The rain’s really coming down in Richmond tonight. Police...

Susan Arnold was recently named President of Management Advisors, Inc. in Hazard. Ms. Arnold has over 35 years’ experience in long-term health care management, most recently as Regional Director of Operations for five long-term care facilities owned by Management Advisors, Inc. She is a University of Kentucky graduate with a Bachelor of General Studies Degree with a focus in Health Administration. Ms. Arnold’s licenses, certifications, memberships and recognitions include: • Licensed Nurs...

Big Sandy RECC As of Wednesday afternoon, Kentucky electric cooperative crews, contractors and mutual aid line technicians had restored power to 95 percent of the consumer-members who lost service during the historic back-to-back-to back winter storms that walloped Kentucky earlier this month. About 5,200 co-op consumer-members were still without power Wednesday, down from the 100,000 without power at the peak of the natural disaster. From the beginning of the eight-day weather event, co-ops in...

Photo: Jackson Energy Cooperative As electric cooperatives made more significant progress Tuesday restoring power in Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky, a co-op lineman working to restore power in Wolfe County was seriously injured Tuesday morning when the pole he was climbing broke off just below the ground. The Licking Valley RECC lineman had secured himself near the top of the pole in accordance with safety protocol when the pole broke. The veteran lineman fell 27 feet, making impact in a sma...