The mill is backed with both state and federal funds. Former Gov. Matt Bevin convinced the legislature to invest $15 million in the project in 2017 and the company also received $4 million in Abandoned Mine Lands grant money.
Health officials recommend that everyone over 6 months old get an annual flu vaccination. It is not too late, since the season usually runs through May.
U.S. Federal Code says cash must be accepted for public charges, but a state official said the Real ID offices don't have the infrastructure to handle cash.
The U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority will test the method in Smith and Pisgah bays on Kentucky Lake through Feb. 20.
