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McConnell thanking the Kentucky National Guard, disaster relief volunteers at Fleming-Neon Middle School in Letcher County

Eastern Kentucky to Receive Nearly $300 Million for Long-Term Flood Recovery

Senator McConnell helped secure the funding through his leadership on multiple pieces of legislation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Tuesday the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide Eastern Kentucky communities with $297,994,000 through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program.

Rowan County, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Production and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

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ASHLAND, KY— The U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Kentucky is reporting that a Morehead, Ky., man, Johnathan Clay Davenport, 31, was sentenced to 540 months in federal prison on Wednesday, by U.S. District David Bunning, for production of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.

Cumberlands hosts Shai Linne for Spring Renewal on Campus in Williamsburg, Kentucky

Spring Renewal 2023 Cumberlands

A Spring Renewal worship service at the Cumberlands

WILLIAMSBURG, KY – Since the revival at Asbury University began, there has been a feeling of extra anticipation within the campus ministries happening on University of the Cumberlands’ campus. The university’s Spring Renewal services echoed that feeling as the campus community came together in worship and teaching.

Human Trafficking Operation in Northeast Tennessee nets Eleven Men from KY, NC, SC, TN & WV

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BRISTOL, TN (March 13, 2023) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is reporting that a two-day undercover operation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, the Bristol Police Department, the 2nd Judicial District Drug Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, the 2nd Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, and the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force has resulted in the arrest of eleven men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors.

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Attorney General Daniel Cameron

Kentucky Attorney General Cameron Urges DOJ to Respond to the Fentanyl Crisis

Causing the Majority of Overdose Deaths in the United States 

FRANKFORT, KY (March 13, 2023) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron today continued to deliver on his promise to fight the opioid epidemic by sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to take immediate action against the primary cause of overdose deaths in the United States: fentanyl.

 

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