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Paintsville City Council approves multiple grant applications
During its regular meeting on Monday, June 10, the Paintsville City Council approved several agenda items to apply for grants with big price tags but relatively small local matches, alongside awarding a bid for the ongoing pool project’s new building. Among those projects were a project for the rehabilitation...
Final segment of Mountain Parkway expansion receives environmental approval
Gov. Andy Beshear announced in a statement June 6 that the Federal Highway Administration has completed its environmental review of the Mountain Parkway Expansion’s final 13-mile segment, which found no significant environmental impacts would result from constructing the new roadway. That determination marks a necessary step toward advancing the...
Johnson County Fiscal Court talks rural secondary road funding
During the Johnson County Fiscal Court’s regular meeting on June 10, the court heard an update from representatives of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet on rural secondary roads that were on the schedule to be repaired this year. Johnson County Judge-Executive Mark McKenzie introduced KYTC District 12 Paintsville Section Engineer...
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