McConnell is proud to highlight hemp in Kentucky and continues to support farmers, processors, manufacturers in the
Bluegrass State as they navigate opportunities and challenges for hemp

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, on Thursday, July 25, 2019 welcomed Brian Furnish of Cynthiana, Kentucky, as a panel participant for the full committee hearing on "Hemp Production and the Implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill." The Committee also heard from representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Food & Drug Administration to discuss their various roles in addressing the opportunities and challenges hemp growers and processers face.

Corbin, Ky. (July 26th 2019 ) – On Thursday July 25th 2019 around 11:46 A.M. officer Steven Douglas with Kentucky State Police Vehicle Enforcement stopped a white 2012 KIA Forte on US25 E near the Knox/Laurel County line after observing the vehicle driving in a reckless manner.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 25, 2019) - Unemployment rates fell in 55 Kentucky counties between June 2018 and June 2019, rose in 51 and stayed the same in 14 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

Laurel County, Ky. -  Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Detective Kyle Gray arrested Tammy Lynn Miracle age 47 of Corbin, KY on Monday July 22, 2019 at approximately 5:30 PM.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: 7 local women graduated the Women’s Self Defense Class hosted by the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office at the London/Laurel County Rescue Squad by Special Deputy Elizabeth Sparks on Saturday July 20, 2019. This class is conducted free of charge and is Nationally Recognized.