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After initially raising the health condition on Fort Knox in November, officials are saying that the conditions to decrease next week, allowing for some activities, including schools, to re-open.
More information on Fort Knox Covid-19 restrictions and closures can be found on the Fort Knox website and Facebook page.
After running out of vaccines earlier this week, officials at the Grayson county Health Department say supplies have been replenished. In a video this week, officials at the department outlined their next steps for vaccination efforts in the county.
Director Josh Embry says that after that, K-12 personnel will receive initial vaccinations.
Drive thru vaccination, a not so distant reality here in the Commonwealth. Governor Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the state was once again partnering with Kroger to soon provide drive up Covid-19 vaccines at regional sites across the state near the beginning of February.
Also during Beshear’s update was the announcement of 4,084 new cases of covid-19. Local cases:
Hardin – 86
Meade – 21
LaRue – 6
While other facilities are providers may be moving on to the beginning steps of Phase 1B of vaccination in Kentucky, the Lincoln Trail District Health Department says that, while ahead of schedule, are still in Phase 1A.
Lincoln Trail Health spokesperson Terrie Burgan says the reason some facilities have moved on to the next phase might be due, in part, to smaller population sizes or groups in 1A.
A LaRue county family has been honored with a national agriculture award. It was announced yesterday that the Ragland family of Shady Rest Farm in LaRue county were named winners of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award during the virtual American Farm Bureau Federation convention. The family had previously been named 2020 Outstanding Young Farm Family by the Kentucky Farm Bureau. That honor allowed them to compete with other families across the country. And the prize for the win? A brand new Ford truck.
