Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, urged Kentuckians to take the COVID-19 vaccine — a protection that wasn't offered against the pandemic of his childhood until decades later.
More than 200 people gathered Saturday in Murray for a parade through town and a picnic at a local park to celebrate the LBGTQ community, as a part of Pride month. For some, the celebration was the first Pride event they had ever attended, and the event was only the second ever Pride celebration held in the western Kentucky college town.
Making what they called the best argument for vaccination against the coronavirus, state officials said Thursday that only 0.08% of recent virus cases in Kentucky were among people who hadn't received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Kentucky joined 19 other states that have passed legislation allowing students athletes to be paid for their name, image and likeness — and became the first state to enact the policy by executive order.
The phenomenon — where traditional yoga performed alongside baby goats — is popping up across Western Kentucky, including locations in Hopkinsville, Oak Grove, Pembroke and Crofton, as well as Clarksville, Tennessee.
In addition to killing 600,000 individuals in the United States and afflicting an estimated 3.4 million or more with persistent symptoms, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health of vulnerable people devastated by the loss of jobs, homes and opportunities for the future.
