With Kentucky college athletes
now able to profit off of their name, image and likeness, some Kentucky universities are launching brand development programs to help student-athletes promote themselves and capitalize on business opportunities.
Eastern Kentucky University and Western Kentucky University were among the many university athletic programs across the country this week to launch these brand development programs in collaboration with third-party companies, a trend some major university athletic programs have already jumped on months before.
Murray State University Athletics Director Kevin Saal said in an interview Thursday, he considers the new name, image and likeness rules to be a “new era” of college athletics, akin to
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By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer Apr 16, 2021
4 hrs ago
With Kentucky continuing to lead the nation in child abuse rates, the Whitley County Health Department will bring back an annual tradition in combating those numbers when it hosts its Stand Up for Children walks later this month.
Health Educator Kathy Lay says the health department had hosted the walks for four years before having to cancel last yearâs walk due to the pandemic.
âWe use the walks to raise awareness about reporting child abuse,â Lay explained. âGetting people to standup for kids and report.â
According to data from the Kids Count Data Center compiled from Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services (DCBS), in 2018, the Tri-County area had some of the highest rates of of reports to DCBS meeting criteria for child abuse/neglect in Kentucky.
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