FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – The former senior advisor to Gov. Andy Beshear has been appointed to the Kentucky State Fair Board.

Rocky Adkins was among three appointees announced on Friday.

The other two are Brent Tolle of Taylorsville and Jimmy England of Hardyville.

The former state representative from Catlettsburg stepped down from his role in the Beshear administration on July 10 and has a major announcement scheduled for July 21.

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• Rocky Adkins leaves Gov. Beshear’s administration

His term on the fair board will run until June 28, 2029.

Tolle and England’s terms will expire on July 16, 2028.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Recent heavy rainfall has left soil across the state completely soaked, contributing to localized flooding in some areas.

When rain falls, some water soaks into the ground through a process called percolation.

Soil can only hold a limited amount of water. Once the small air spaces within the soil fill with water, the ground becomes saturated and additional rainfall has nowhere to go.

Soil type plays a role in how quickly water drains.

Much of Kentucky has clay-heavy soil, which is made up of very small, flat particles packed tightly together.

That composition makes it harder for water to move through. In clay soil, water may drain at a rate of only 0.02 to 0.17 inches per hour.

When rainfall comes down faster than the ground can absorb it and water cannot drain into a stream or storm drain quickly enough, it begins to build up.

That buildup is what leads to localized flooding.