Mountain Kentucky

The non-profit Heifer International is planning a project in Appalachia. Heifer International is best known for allowing people to “buy” farm animals to send to people in developing countries. The idea is that when a family gets a sheep or a cow, the animal provides them with a source of income as well as food.

Federal inspectors ordered employees withdrawn from two underground coal mines in Eastern Kentucky last month because of alleged dangerous conditions, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday.

It's old, charming and blue and has spanned the North Fork of the Kentucky River for generations, providing the only transportation link for residents of Quicksand, and for those who work there. But the state Transportation Cabinet says it's time for a new, wider and stronger bridge to replace the current one-lane span, and they want public input next Tuesday night on what to do next.

A pair of economic development projects are moving forward in Pikeville and city officials believe the projects’ impact on the region will be “huge.” At a meeting Monday of the Pikeville City Commission, city officials approved the sale of property to pave the way for a shopping development in the area along Thompson Road behind the Pikeville Walmart Supercenter. Pikeville City Manager Donovan Blackburn said the proposed shopping development will result in the creation of about 400 jobs and will further establish Pikeville as a retail hub in the region.

Questions about a trash can at Grange City Covered Bridge moved into a discussion of options to save the historic span from further deterioration by Fleming County Fiscal Court Wednesday. “The Grange City Bridge is in bad shape,” said Steve Donovan, Buffalo Trace Covered Bridge Association chairman.

A pair of economic development projects are moving forward in Pikeville and city officials believe the projects’ impact on the region will be “huge.” At a meeting Monday of the Pikeville City Commission, city officials approved the sale of property to pave the way for a shopping development in the area behind the Pikeville Walmart. Meanwhile, it was also announced at the meeting that a Hilton Garden Inn hotel will be built in downtown Pikeville.