J. Christopher McNeill
FRANKFORT, KY (April 30, 2020) – J. Christopher McNeill will be sworn in as the newest Kentucky Court of Appeals judge Friday, May 1, by Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. The investiture will take place at 10:30 a.m. CT/11:30 a.m. ET on Zoom and the public can watch on the Kentucky Court of Justice YouTube site.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 30, 2020) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed an amicus brief Wednesday in support of a Bullitt County church’s lawsuit against Governor Beshear’s unconstitutional ban on religious services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Owingsville, Ky (April 30, 2020) On April 29, 2020, Kentucky State Police, Post 8 Morehead received a call for assistance from Bath County 911 Center at 5:45 pm. They advised they had received a complaint around 4:25 pm of multiple individuals being swept away in a swollen tributary crossing a low water bridge.
MANCHESTER, KY (April 29, 2020) – The Kentucky State Police, London Post, was contacted just after 2:30 pm yesterday afternoon in reference to a shooting that took place on Crane Creek Road in Clay County. KSP Post 11 Troopers responded to the scene, and learned that two family members were involved in altercation, which led to one person being injured by a gunshot.
Manchester, KY (April 27, 2020) - As of 4:00 PM, April 27th CVDHD reports one new confirmed case of COVID-19 in Rockcastle County and one new confirmed case in Jackson County.
Funding will ‘Help these Brave Kentuckians and UK Fight the Virus and Keep their Communities Safe’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health will receive $3,878,582 to bolster the healthcare efforts of 46 rural hospitals in combating the coronavirus pandemic. These federal funds, distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, were made available by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Senator McConnell introduced the CARES Act, which became the largest economic relief package in history, and led it to enactment in about a week.
