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• Registration Now Open for KHS’s Camp ArtyFact: These hands-on camps are perfect for kids ages 5 to 13
  Friday, May 24, 2013
  The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will host its fourth summer of Camp ArtyFact this June and July at the KHS history campus in downtown Frankfort.
• Kids Camps Offered at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park
  Friday, May 24, 2013
• Governor Beshear Directs Flags to Half-staff in Honor of Memorial Day
  Friday, May 24, 2013
  Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be displayed at half-staff until noon on Monday, May 27, 2013 in observance of Memorial Day.
• Barbecue & Jam Session at Barren River June 4
  Friday, May 24, 2013
  Barren River Lake State Resort Park invites you to the park Tuesday, June 4, 2013, for the continuation of its Barbecue and Jam Session nights.
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet receives preservation award for Rockcastle River Bridge restoration project
  Friday, May 24, 2013
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 23, 2013) – A decision to restore rather than replace a landmark bridge in Rockcastle County has earned the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and a Kentucky resident a prestigious preservation award.
• New Website Gives Food Benefits Customers Better Service; Clients, applicants can have quick online access to information
  Friday, May 24, 2013
  The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) has launched a new customer service website to better assist families receiving food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). DCBS, part of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), launched the federally funded website earlier this spring to give customers faster and more efficient service.
• New CSBS Chairman Outlines Priorities
  Friday, May 24, 2013
  Charles Vice, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions and newly appointed Chairman of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), outlined the priorities for his chairmanship during the CSBS State-Federal Supervisory Forum.
• KYEM OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE COORDINATED DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS TO MOORE, OKLAHOMA
  Thursday, May 23, 2013
  FRANKFORT, KY. (May 23, 2013) – Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) officials are learning that officials in Moore, OK are becoming overwhelmed with unneeded donations and self deployed volunteers.
• County jobless rates released for April 2012 to April 2013
  Thursday, May 23, 2013
• Morgan County Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Wife
  Thursday, May 23, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the guilty plea of a Morgan County man for beating his wife.
• Gov. Beshear Announces Dorman Products to Expand in Gallatin County, Add 80 Jobs
  Thursday, May 23, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced Dorman Products Inc. (NASDAQ: DORM) plans to expand its Gallatin County facility, adding 80 new, full-time jobs and investing more than $6.5 million in the project.
• Gov. Beshear Announces A&R Logistics to Establish Headquarters in Louisville, Create 50 Jobs
  Thursday, May 23, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced A&R Logistics Inc., a leading provider of dry bulk transportation and logistics solutions to the plastics, chemical, agricultural and food industries in North America, plans to move its corporate headquarters to Louisville, creating 50 jobs and investing more than $3 million in the project.
• Secretary of State's Office Closed May 27 in Observance of Memorial Day
  Thursday, May 23, 2013
  The Secretary of State’s office will be closed Monday, May 27th, in observance of Memorial Day. The office will reopen for normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., EST, on Tuesday, May 28th.
• Public Comment Sought on Report About Hardwick Creek Watershed
  Thursday, May 23, 2013
  The Energy and Environment Cabinet is seeking public comment until June 24, 2013, on a draft report addressing E. coli impairments in five stream segments within the Hardwick Creek watershed located in Powell and Estill counties.
• Living History Program Presented at Columbus-Belmont State Park for National Trails Day June 1
  Wednesday, May 22, 2013
  Columbus-Belmont State Park and the Friends of Columbus-Belmont will host a living history program in honor of National Trails Day on June 1.