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YMCA of Central Kentucky hosting back-to-school rallies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The YMCA of Central Kentucky will host back-to-school rallies at 15 sites across Fayette, Franklin and Jessamine Counties.
The event will take place on July 27 and aims to provide 4,000 children with free backpacks and school supplies.
Families can register between 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Backpack distribution will follow from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The distribution sites are:
- Caroline Memorial YMCA Program Center, located at 220 E. Maple Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356
- Church of Nazarene, located at 1605 Jennifer Road Lexington, KY 40505
- Coventry Oak Elementary, located at 2441 Huntly Place, Lexington, KY 40511
- Douglass Park, located at 726 Georgetown Street, Lexington, KY 40508
- Gethsemane Lutheran Church, located at 2185 Garden Springs Drive, Lexington, KY 40504
- Radcliffe – Marlboro Park, located at 1870 Benton Road, Lexington, KY 40505
- Green Acres Park, located at 1560 LaSalle Road Lexington, KY 40511
- Lakeview Park, located at 112 Park Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601
- Radcliffe – Marlboro Park, located at 1870 Benton Road Lexington, KY 40505
- Russell Cave Church of Christ, located at 1841 McCullough Drive, Lexington, KY 40511
- Shiloh Baptist Church, located at 237 E. Fifth Street, Lexington, KY 40508
- Speigle Heights Neighborhood, located at 24 Speigle Street Lexington, KY 40508
- Tates Creek Community Center, located at 3460 Campus Way Lexington, KY 40517
- Total Grace Baptist Church, located at 1313 N. Limestone Lexington, KY 40505
- Valley Park, located at 2077 Cambridge Drive, Lexington, KY 40504
- Woodhill Park, located at 457 Larkwood Drive, Lexington, KY 40509
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Kentucky man arrested after police said he was riding horse while intoxicated
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WKRC) — A Kentucky man was arrested Thursday after police said he was riding a horse while intoxicated, reports WBKO.
Bowling Green police said they found 48-year-old Jorge Luis Hernandez on a horse, partially slumped over, as it walked along a road. He and the horse then began traveling on a sidewalk, according to an arrest record.
Police said Hernandez had a “strong odor of alcoholic beverage” and had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and delayed movements. Hernandez said he had just left the liquor store and had a liquor store bag tied to the horse’s saddle.
Hernandez was arrested and charged with operating a non-motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants.
Kentucky
Kentucky Newsmakers 3/29: Senate Candidate Charles Booker; Kentucky League of Cities Pres. Mayor Paul Sandefur
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Senate candidate Charles Booker and Beaver Dam Mayor and Kentucky League of Cities President Paul Sandefur.
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Kentucky among Southeastern states receiving FEMA disaster recovery funding
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the approval of nearly $23 million in funding to support natural disaster recovery throughout the Southeast.
Kentucky is among several states receiving funds for state-managed recovery programs after Hurricane Helene and other past disasters hit the Southeast, a news release from FEMA said.
According to FEMA, Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee will administer more than $2.1 million for disaster unemployment assistance to help those who may not be able to work as a direct result of a disaster.
Kentucky, alongside Georgia and Tennessee, was also awarded $2.4 million to fund crisis counseling and mental health support.
The funds will help pay for counselors and other services to help people with disaster-related stress and trauma, according to FEMA.
More information about state-managed recovery programs funded by FEMA can be found on the agency’s website.
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