🌱 How Hazard’s senator pushed through $10M for a failing school

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• How Hazard’s senator pushed through $10M for a failing school

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 46.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• $10M approved to address safety concerns at Estill County Middle School (fox56news.com) — Hazard’s state senator Brandon Smith helped secure $10 million in emergency state funding to fix serious structural safety problems at Estill County Middle School. The bill lets Kentucky’s Division of Emergency Management step in, support temporary learning arrangements, and pursue federal reimbursement while long‑term solutions are planned.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hazard

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Saturday April 18

• Spring Write-In
  Hindman Settlement School, 51 Center St, Hindman
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• AMW HOUSE PARTY: A PIRATES LIFE
  Fleming-Neon Middle School , 50 2nd St , Fleming-Neon
  7:00 pm
• Live Music @ Steakout 145
  145 Roadhouse , 148 Main St , Campton
  8:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Clay County Accelerators Launch + Leap Community Showcase
  Eastern Kentucky University , 50 University Dr , Manchester
  12:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Karaoke Night @ Steakout 145
  145 Roadhouse , 148 Main St , Campton
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Grey Matters 5K/10K/Virtual Race
  360 E Main St , Whitesburg
  12:00 pm
• Mother's Day Tea
  132 Fns Dr , Wendover
  4:00 pm

Monday May 11

• Girls Night Out the Show® AUSTRALIAN TAKEOVER IN WHITESBURG, KY, USA!!
  Summit City on Main , 214 Main St , Whitesburg
  8:00 pm
• May 11th: Whitesburg, KY - Girls Night Out the Show® AUSTRALIAN TAKEOVER at Summit City
  Summit City on Main , 214 Main St , Whitesburg
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• AMW SHOWDOWN: GRAND SLAM
  Perry County Central High School , 305 Park Ave , Hazard
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• Billy Walker Jr.
  WMTC Mountain Gospel Radio , 1036 KY-541 , Jackson
  7:00 pm

Friday May 22

• 2026 Links for Learning Golf Scramble
  Raven Rock Golf Course , 586 Cs-2072 , Jenkins
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Hazard. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for District Support Pharmacist Part Time in Hazard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hazard here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cumberland

• Loyall man is charged with theft by unlawful taking, trespassing (harlanenterprise.net)

Martin

• Big Sandy Area CAP reports $1.6 million in winter heating aid (mountaincitizen.com)

Pikeville

• 49th Hillbilly Days Festival kicks off in Pikeville (wymt.com)
• Belfry holds off Pikeville (news-expressky.com)
• Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Posts Q1 2026 Results (alphastreet.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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