Eastern Kentucky

Earthquake Shakes East Kentucky Over Weekend

Shelly Baskin and The Associated Press — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:14:26 +0000

The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake centered in Kentucky also hit at least eight other states. The USGS website says the epicenter of the 4.3 magnitude earthquake Saturday afternoon was about 10 miles west of Whitesburg, near the Virginia line.

Afternoon Round-Up 5/29/12

Rose Krzton-Presson — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:54:43 +0000

Today on NPR: The administration has created a "strange, secret trial in a way," by which it determines which suspected terrorists get marked for death, The New York Times' Scott Shane reports.

Kentucky:

Eastern Kentucky College Scholarships

Kenny Colston (KPR) — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:45:37 +0000

Governor Steve Beshear has released four million dollars for scholarships to Eastern Kentucky college students in a move to counteract a legislative stalemate.

Budget Compromise Changes Appalachian Scholarships

Kenny Colston (KPR) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:36:20 +0000

A scholarship program intended to serve college students in far eastern Kentucky has been expanded. What was originally called the Appalachian Scholarship Fund has been expanded to all coal-producing counties in Kentucky, including those in the western portion of the state. The program applies to students in the last two years of their education who attend a university, public or private, in a coal-producing county. The intent was to keep eastern Kentucky students from leaving the area for college.

Weekend OVC Scores

Todd Hatton — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:14:02 +0000