Kentucky ice storm updates: Thousands without power. Roads hazardous. Trees down. Jeremy Chisenhall and Morgan Eads, Lexington Herald-Leader
Feb. 11 Ice accumulations overnight into Thursday led to led to hazardous driving conditions and power outages.
Lexington, regional and state officials urged people to stay off the roads while crews worked to try to make them less hazardous. Traffic accidents and other calls for police assistance on the roads were frequent Thursday morning.
The ice storm warning for Lexington was canceled Thursday morning, but power outages continued and roads remained difficult to drive on due to ice.
Watch for live updates in the aftermath of the storm that moved through Kentucky.
The State Journal on Sen. Adrienne Southworth’s proposed bill that would prohibit face mask requirements across the state:
Last week newcomer Sen. Adrienne Southworth, R-Lawrenceburg - the first Republican to hold the Senate District 7 seat, which includes Franklin County - filed a bill that would prohibit face mask requirements during a state of emergency across Kentucky.
According to the sparse wording of Senate Bill 158, only health care workers would be obligated to wear facial coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic and any other virus or disease emergencies.
Southworth said on social media that she filed SB 158 “to start the conversation on how to address acute vs. chronic and local/regional disparity.”
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton with Karyn Czar
As we approach the one-year mark of the first positive case of COVID-19 in Kentucky, Karyn Czar spoke with Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton about the preparations that took place ahead of the virus, successes and challenges along the way, our city s financial report card amid the ongoing pandemic and her hopes for the city s future.
UK Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement Lisa Higgins-Hord. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2021) Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton announced last week that University of Kentucky Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement Lisa Higgins-Hord will work to implement the Mayor’s Racial Justice and Equality Commission recommendations and other equity issues.
“We’ve made progress on implementing these recommendations, but I want to move faster by placing prominence on this work, so we are giving this effort a huge boost,” Gorton said. “Lisa is going to help us take action on these reforms.”
Higgins-Hord will oversee a City Hall team that has been working to implement the commission’s recommendations and other equity issues, while continuing her work at UK.
Here s how to sign up for, use regional COVID vaccination site at Kentucky Horse Park Beth Musgrave, Lexington Herald-Leader
Jan. 28 The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington will serve as one of the state s regional vaccine sites beginning Tuesday, and officials explained how the operation will work.
The Kentucky Horse Park site will be administered by Kroger at the Alltech Arena. Appointments opened Thursday and can be scheduled at Kroger.com/COVIDVaccines after 5 p.m. or by calling 1-866-211-5320. The appointments are for Kentuckians in phase 1B, particularly those 70 and over.
Three more regional sites at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville, Baptist Health Paducah and Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital, also in Paducah will come online next week, and Gov. Andy Beshear said additional regional, high-volume vaccine sites will be announced in coming weeks.