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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the first Black candidate elected to statewide office in the commonwealth, was among the speakers.

As of Tuesday, the county's case total was 839, including 227 active cases.

Sections of 10 streets will be milled and paved, Hopkinsville Public Works announced.

During a virtual hearing, many small food producers said the Kentucky Department for Public Health proposal would cripple their business, especially given the economic downturn caused by the pandemic.

Beshear also issued a new executive order on evictions that dedicates $15 million of federal coronavirus relief funds to create a Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund.

The number of active cases dropped to 220, the lowest it has been in nearly two weeks.

A native of Logan County, Alice Allison Dunnigan was the first Black woman who received press credentials to cover the White House and Congress.

President Bob Jackson said he had not met one student or faculty member at the beginning of the semester who wasn't excited to be back on campus.

The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 9. Any voter who has a health concern related to COVID-19 is allowed to make a request.

The new seven-day rolling average of 636 is the eighth highest of the pandemic.

The number of local cases classified by the health department as active reached a new high of 265.

The new cases pushed the county's total to 809 with 256 active cases.