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People are dying earlier and facing more severe health issues in many rural communities Some Appalachian and Mississippi Delta communities have been designated ‘medically-underserved’ for decades Bridging the Great Health Divide: Communities work to combat disparities in Appalachia and the Delta By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey, and Lee Zurik | March 8, 2021 at 8:12 AM EST - Updated March 10 at 12:00 AM Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. INDIANOLA, Ms (Great Health Divide) - In Issaquena County, Mississippi nearly a quarter of all babies born her...

File Photo I CJ Pulaski County High School junior Caroline Oakes (middle) scored nine points during the Lady Maroons win over Rockcastle County on Wednesday night. MT. VERNON -- With a number-one seed up for grabs between Pulaski County and Rockcastle County, Chris Adkins' Lady Maroons certainly came out firing on all cylinders in a big-time game. Both teams came in with identical, 2-0 records in district action, but it was the Lady Maroons that found themselves alone at the top of the peak when all was said and done. For the game on Wednesday night, Pulaski County drained 10 three-point bask...

The Louisville area got a couple inches, while eastern Kentucky got the brunt of the snow, with totals from 3 to 5 inches.

UPDATED 2/18/21 @ 5:05AM Organization Status Type Abell Eyes - Lexington Opening Late at 12:00PM Thursday BUSINESSES Adcolor, Inc. Opening Late at 10:00AM Today Snow Plan BUSINESSES Aging With Grace - The Health Club for Seniors Closed Thursday Operating Remotely BUSINESSES All About Kids - Lexington Delayed 2 hours Thursday DAYCARES Amazon - Winchester Opening Late at 8:00AM Today BUSINESSES Anderson County Closed Thursday Non-Traditional Instruction Day SCHOOLS Animal Hospital of Danville Closed Thursday BUSINESSES Asbury Theological Seminary Closed Through Thursday COLLEGES Asbury Universit...

and last updated 2021-02-02 17:18:25-05 DANVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — It was a busy day at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville Tuesday as the regional medical center administered its first COVID-19 vaccine doses. Last week, Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center received 190,000 calls about the COVID-19 vaccine. Hospital CEO and President Dan McKay says healthcare workers will spend one day a week administering the vaccine. "We can do that safely. We know we are going to get 300 doses a week, that's pretty easy for us to do in one day. If we got more doses, we could get mor...