July 11, 2025 • 27 mins
Measles cases spread in Central Kentucky, the superintendent of JCPS talks budget cuts and transportation, the state's first AI summit focused on education, and how Lake Cumberland became known as the "Houseboat Capital of the World."
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[♪♪]
>> Renee (00:09):
MEASLES IN KENTUCKY
WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS AND WHERE
ARE THE CASES?
>> THE BACKBONE OF THIS ECONOMY
IS TOURISM IS LAKE CUMBERLAND.
AND HOUSEBOATING HAS BEEN A
VERY, VERY BIG PART OF THAT.
WE HEAD TO THE
BIRTHPLACE OF THE MODERN
HOUSEBOAT AS "KENTUCKY EDITION"
GOES ON THE ROAD.
(00:31):
>> WE CREATED A PLACE THAT
PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE, PEOPLE WANT
TO MOVE HERE, PEOPLE WANT TO
STAY HERE.
AND IT'S HOME TO THE
FIRST KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN HOW
CORBIN IS KEEPING UP WITH THE
CHANGING TIMES.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
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[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR THIS TUESDAY, JULY 8TH I'M
RENEE SHAW AND WE ARE ON THE
ROAD THIS WEEK IN DOWNTOWN
SOMERSET WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW ON
THE BUSY DOWNTOWN STREETS.
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
YESTERDAY, WE INTRODUCED YOU TO
THE CITY BY SHOWING YOU SOME OF
THE REVITALIZATION EFFORTS THAT
HELPED BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO THE
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY TOWN AND WE
LEARNED A LITTLE ABOUT THE
HISTORY OF LAKE CUMBERLAND WHICH
DRAWS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO THIS
REGION EACH YEAR.
TODAY WE'LL GO BACK TO THE LAKE
TO LEARN ABOUT AN IMPORTANT
INDUSTRY HERE IN PULASKI COUNTY
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AND SHOW YOU HOW THE COUNTY IS
TRYING TO KEEP FORMER OFFENDERS
FROM GOING BACK BEHIND BARS BY
GIVING THEM NEW SKILLS TO KEEP
THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH.
FIRST, HOW WILL MEDICAID CUTS
AFFECT KENTUCKY?
LAST NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT"
OUR PANEL TALKED ABOUT MEDICAID
CUTS IN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S
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NEW BILL AND THE THINKING BEHIND
THEM.
>> THE BEST ESTIMATES I'VE SEEN
FROM THAT AND OTHERS SHOW THAT
210,000 KENTUCKIANS ARE LIKELY
TO LOSE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE.
ANOTHER 47,000 ACCORDING TO
URBAN INSTITUTE ARE LIKELY TO
LOSE CONNECT COVERAGE THE
INDIVIDUAL MARKETPLACE WHERE
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PEOPLE CAN BUY INSURANCE.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AROUND A
QUARTER MILLION KENTUCKIANS WHO
ARE POSSIBLY GOING TO LOSE THEIR
HEALTH INSURANCE, NOT TO SAY
REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS TO
HOSPITALS.
IS IT THE GOAL OF
REPUBLICANS TO CUT PEEP OFF OF
MEDICAID TO REDUCE THE ROLLS TO
HAVE WORK REQUIREMENTS AND
PAPERWORK SO ONEROUS THEY CANNOT
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COMPLY?
IS THAT THE GOAL?
BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT HAS ON THE
STATE BUDGET.
>> LET ME TELL YOU, RENEE, THE
REPUBLICAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS
NEVER HAD A PRIORITY WHERE WE
WANT TO CUT ANYBODY OFF THAT IS
NOT WORTHY.
HOW DO YOU DEFINE
WORTHY?
>> WE WANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES.
(03:05):
IF YOU LOOK AT MY BODY OF WORK
IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, I'VE
BEEN --
I'VE DONE NOTHING EXCEPT TRY TO
ENGAGE, UNDER SERVED POPULATIONS
AND THREAT THEM COVERAGE.
THAT IS EVERY MEMBER OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S GOAL.
YOU CAN SEE THAT HOUR
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LONG DISCUSSION ON-LINE ON
DEMAND AT KET.ORG/KY TONIGHT.
>>> THE TAX AND SPENDING CUTS
BILL INCLUDES THE PROTECTING
AMERICAN FARMLANDS ACT WHICH
AIMS TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON
SELLING FARMLAND AND ENCOURAGES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT SON AND
CURB THE LOSS OF FARMLAND ACROSS
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THE COUNTRY.
SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL PUSHED
FOR THAT LEGISLATION HERE IS A
QUOTE.
THE PROTECTING AMERICAN
FARMLANDS ACT ADDRESSES THE
STEADY DECLINE IN AVAILABLE
FARMLAND BY EASING THE TAX
BURDEN ON OUR HARD-WORKING
PRODUCERS.
THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR KENTUCKY
FARMERS AND HELP PRESERVE OUR
VITAL FARMLAND FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
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END QUOTE.
CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAS MORE
MEASLES CASES MORE ABOUT THAT IN
TODAY'S LOOK AT MEDICAL NEWS.
THE LEXINGTON FAYETTE COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS EIGHT
CASES CONNECTED TO AN OUTBREAK
IN FAYETTE AND WOODFORD
COUNTIES.
PATIENTS HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED
AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS
THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL RISK TO
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THE PUBLIC AND THERE IS A
SEPARATE CASE IN TODD COUNTY.
THE STATE AS A WHOLE HAS 11
REPORTED CASES SO FAR IN 2025.
>>> IT'S THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER
AND IT'S HOT AS YOU KNOW BUT THE
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS JUST
AROUND THE CORNER FOR MANY
STUDENTS ACROSS KENTUCKY.
THE STATE'S LARGEST SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL START THE NEW YEAR
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WITH A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
BRIAN YEARWOOD TOURED SEVERAL
CLASSROOMS YESTERDAY TO MEET
WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND
LEARN ABOUT JCPS' SUMMER
PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO HELP
KIDS STAY ON TRACK.
HE WAS ASKED ABOUT FINANCIAL
CHALLENGES FACING THE DISTRICT
FOLLOWING NEWS THAT THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION IS PAUSING
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL
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FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
>> IT IS SOMEWHAT OF A DAUNTING
TIME BECAUSE OF FUNDING AND
BECAUSE OF CUTS TO OUR FUNDING
CUTS THAT MAYBE COMING.
BUT WE HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
BECAUSE 98,000 STUDENTS ARE
RELYING ON US TO DO THAT.
YEARWOOD WAS ASKED
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND
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SAID THE DISTRICT HAS WHAT IT
NEEDS IN TERMS OF BUS DRIVERS
AND MONITORS.
>> WE ARE FULLY STAFFED IN TERMS
OF THE NUMBER OF BUS DRIVERS
NEEDED TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR
OFF WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
WE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE.
SO I THINK THAT WE ARE POISED TO
HAVE A GREAT START TO SCHOOL.
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SUPERINTENDENT
YEARWOOD SAID HE IS NOT YET MET
WITH STATE LAWMAKERS, BUT THAT
MEETINGS ARE ON HIS CALENDAR THE
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IS AUGUST 7.
>>> TEACHERS FROM AROUND THE
COMMONWEALTH ATTENDED THE
STATE'S FIRST A.I. SUMMIT
FOCUSED ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION.
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KENTUCKY'S OWN A.I. TASK FORCE
HAS ALREADY INDICATED AN
INTEREST IN RESEARCHING A.I.'S
USES IN SCHOOLS AND THIS ALLOWS
EDUCATORS TO START THE
DISCUSSIONS AS WELL.
MORE IN TONIGHT'S EDUCATION
MATTERS SEGMENT.
>> IT'S HITTING THE SCHOOLS
RAPIDLY.
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF A.I. LAWS
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AND GUIDELINES.
IT'S COME ON THE DISCUSS PIT.
AND WE WANT TO BE THERE FOR THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO LEAN ON FROM
THE VERY BEGINNING WITH THE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORLD.
>> IT WENT FROM A LOT OF
CONCERNS AND FEAR ABOUT STUDENTS
WILL CHEAT AND I'VE SEEN THIS
SHIFT TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO --
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IT'S HERE SO WE NEED TO LEARN
HOW TO USE IT.
BUT NOT SURE HOW TO START AND
REALIZING IT'S IN DEMAND FOR
SKILLS FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE FOR
THE FUTURE.
WHAT BETTER PLACE THAN OUR
SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS
UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> I THINK THE GOALS IS TO GET
STARTED IN HAVING THE DIALOGUE
ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
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IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND NOT BEING AFRAID OF
SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, SCHOOL DISTRICTS
REALLY OUR SCHOOLS IN KENTUCKY
ARE THE ONES ON THE FOREFRONT OF
TECHNOLOGY AND ALL THE DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT COME DOWN THROUGH
THE PIKE AND THAT IS WHERE WE
HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE THE
BEST AND THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE
EQUIPPED WITH THE RIGHT TOOLS IN
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THE TOOLBOXES.
>> PERSONALIZED LEARNING IS ONE
WE DID THAT BEFORE A.I. AND THE
DIFFERENCE IS WE CAN DO IT
FASTER.
IF STUDENTS ARE USING A GAME
BASED LEARNING PLATFORM OR HAVE
AN ACTIVITY LIKE THE CHAT BOTS
AND THEY CAN BE ASKED QUESTIONS
AND ADAPTING TO THEM IN REALTIME
AND GIVING TESTIMONY WHAT THEY
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NEED THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE SO
WE CAN LOOK AT THE INSIGHTS WE
GET FROM THAT TOOL OR PLATFORM
AND GO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE
STUDENT OR AS GROUP.
CLASS, I'VE NOTICED WE CAN DO
THIS AND THIS.
>> IT'S ABOUT INNOVATION AND THE
OBSTACLES THE BARRIERS.
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE
WITHOUT THE OTHER ESPECIALLY IN
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SOMETHING AS NEW AND INNOVATIVE
AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS.
IT IS A LITTLE SCARY.
IT IS A LITTLE SCARY FOR YOUNG
TEACHERS AND SCARY FOR OLDER
TEACHERS.
BUT IT'S ALSO SOMETHING WE WANT
TO HELP OUR TEACHERS AND OUR
ADMINISTRATORS EMBRACE AND BE
ABLE TO USE.
>> I WANT THEM TO ONE,
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UNDERSTAND WHAT A.I. IS AND HOW
IT WORKS AND FUNCTIONS BECAUSE
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW.
ESPECIALLY WHICH HE LOOKING AT
WEBSITES AND DECIDING WHETHER OR
NOT TO USE THEM.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE TANGIBLE
IDEAS TO START WITH SO THEY
DON'T FEEL OVERWHELMED.
IT'S EASY THERE ARE SO MANY
TOOLS I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO
BEGIN.
TO HAVE A GOAL OR FOCUS THIS IS
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WHAT I NEED HELP WITH I WILL
START KNOWING THERE'S OPTIONS
OUT THERE, BUT COULD WALK AWAY
WITH SOMETHING THEY'VE CREATED
OR IDEAS HOW THE TOOLS CAN BE
USED FOR THEIR OR THEIR
STUDENTS' BENEFIT.
ONE PANEL INCLUDED
JOSH BRAY THE CO-CHAIR OF THE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK
FORCE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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WHEN YOU THINK OF LAKE
CUMBERLAND, HOUSEBOATS ARE
DEFINITELY ONE OF THE FIRST
TINGS THAT COME TO MIND.
SOMERSET IS KNOWNS THE HOUSEBOAT
CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND THE
MODERN HOUSEBOAT ORIGINATED ON
THE BANKS.
CUMBERLAND.
THE INDUSTRY HAS SEEN ITS SHARE
OF UPS AND DOWNS AND IS A BIG
ECONOMIC FACTOR FOR THE REGION.
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OUR CHIP POLSTON WENT ON THE
ROAD TO ONE OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS
IN THE SOMERSET HOUSEBOAT
INDUSTRY TO SEE THESE IMPRESSIVE
VESSELS.
>> HOUSEBOATING STARTED MORE
THAN 70 YEARS AGO, SOMERSET
NATIVE SKBRIM SHARP IS CREDITED
WITH STARTING THE INDUSTRY WHILE
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SERVING HIS COUNTRY.
WE VISITED WITH HIM ON KENTUCKY
LIFE 20 YEARS AGO.
>> IN 51 I WAS RECALLED INTO THE
NAVY DURING THE KOREAN WAR, AND
I WAS A OPERATOR ON THE INBOATS
THAT LAUNCHED TROOPS AND TANKS
AND SO FORTH.
I WAS CIRCLING CRUISING AROUND
THE ISLAND DOWN IN THE
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CARRIBBEAN, AND I GOT TO
THINKING YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE
FOLKS WHO LOVE A BOAT LIKE THIS
AND PUT A CABIN ON IT.
AND SPEND THE WEEKEND AND
VACATIONS.
SO WHEN I GOT BACK HOME IN THE
EARLY 53, I SET IN MOTION THE
PLAN TO DO IT.
AND I HAD A MACHINE SHOP BUILD
THE FIRST STEEL HULL FOR ME AND
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I BUILT THE FIRST CABIN.
AND SOLD IT BEFORE IT FINISHED.
>> SHARP'S GRANDSON HEADS THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN SOMERSET AND PULASKI COUNTY.
HE ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMMENSE
IMPACT THE INDUSTRY HAS HAD ON
THE AREA.
>> THE BACKBONE OF THIS ECONOMY
IS TOURISM, IS LAKE CUMBERLAND.
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AND HOUSEBOATING HAS BEEN A
VERY, VERY BIG PART OF THAT.
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF HOUSEBOATS
ON LAKE CUMBERLAND ALONE.
THE LARGEST RENTAL FLEET EXCEPT
LAKE POWELL IS ON LAKE
CUMBERLAND.
SO LAKE POWELL WHILE THEY HAVE A
LARGER FLEET OF HOUSEBOATS I
POINT OUT THAT 99% OF ALL THOSE
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HOUSEBOATS OUT IN ARIZONA, UTAH
WERE MADE HERE IN KENTUCKY ON
THE SHORES OF LAKE CUMBERLAND.
>> THE MAJORITY OF THOSE BOATS
ARE MANUFACTURED BY TRIFECTA
HOUSEBOATS.
THE NAME REFLECTS THE THREE
LARGE MANUFACTURERS IN THE AREA
THAT MERGED IN 2014.
THE APPEAL OF THESE VESSELS IS
CLEAR...
>> I MEAN IT IS AN ALL INCLUSIVE
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VACATION IN ONE PLACE.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAY AT YOUR
HOTEL ON WATER AND MOVE IT
AROUND TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND
YOU HAVE THE AMENITIES AS WELL
AS THE FUNCTIONALITY OF BEING
ABLE TO LAYOUT IN THE SUN ON THE
BEACH OR JUMP IN THE WATER AND
COOL OFF.
>> IT CAN TAKE FROM SIX TO 10
MONTHS FOR ONE OF THE SERIES
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BOATS BUILT FROM A TEMPLATE TO
BE COMPLETED.
CUSTOMERS WITH OPT TO CUSTOMIZE
THEIR BOAT DOWN TO THE APOULTRY
AND COUNTERTOPS.
ONE OF THOSE CUSTOM JOBS A
MONSTER OF A HOUSEBOAT TOOK
TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS TO
COMPLETE.
BOATS RANGE FROM $500,000 TO
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WELL OVER A MILLION WITH
$800,000 BEING THE AVERAGE.
FOR THE BUSINESS USED TO FOCUS
ON CUSTOM ORDERS TRIFECTA BUILDS
SERIES BOATS PURCHASED BEFORE
COMPLETED.
AROUND 120 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED
IN AREAS TO BUILD THE BOATS AND
SEEING THEM ON THE WATER IS A
BEAUTIFUL THING.
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>> SOMETIMES MORE BEAUTIFUL IS
WALKING AROUND THE FACTORY AND
SEEING THE PEOPLE ON THE BOATS
GETTING THE JOB DONE, SMILING AT
YOU SAYING HELLO AND KNOWING
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN THIS
INDUSTRY FOR SOMETIMES DECADES
AND THEY LOVE WHAT THEY DO, TOO.
IT MEANS A LOT TO US.
>> TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE
HOUSEBOATS ON THE WATER AT LAKE
CUMBERLAND THE FIRST NEW MARINA
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BUILT IN SIX DECADES OPENED IN
2020.
MARINA HAS SLIPS FOR 300 BOATS
AND WAS FULL A YEAR AFTER
OPENING THEIR DOORS.
HOUSEBOATS RANGE IN VALUE FROM
$40,000 TO OVER A MILLION.
OWNING ONE OF THESE AMAZING
BOATS IS A GOAL FOR MANY BUT THE
RENTAL MARKET HERE IS HOW MANY
ARE INTRODUCED TO THE PASTIME.
>> MOST PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF
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THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA,
THE FIRST TIME THEY EXPERIENCE
LAKE CUMBERLAND, WAS TYPICALLY
ON A RENTAL HOUSEBOAT.
THAT THEY WOULD RENT FROM ONE OF
THE MARINAS AND COME OUT FOR A
THREE-SEVEN-DAY PERIOD WITH
THEIR FAMILIES.
THAT WAS HOUSE MOST PEOPLE
DISCOVERED LAKE CUMBERLAND.
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>> DYSON WORKS AT THE MARINA AND
HE AND HIS WIFE LOVE THE
HOUSEBOAT LIFESTYLE THEY KEEP
THE BOAT DOCKED.
THE COUPLE LIVED IN OHIO AND
WOULD MAKE THE FIVE-HOUR TRIP TO
CUMBERLAND AROUND 48 WEEKS OUT
OF THE YEAR.
DYSON SAYS THERE IS A
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MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO OWN THE BOATS.
>> THEY LOOK AT PEOPLE ON THE
LAKE AND THINK THOSE ARE RICH
WEALTHY PEOPLE.
HONESTLY AND THERE ARE SOME OF
THOSE.
THERE'S SOME PEOPLE ON THE LAKE
THAT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT THEY ARE FAR, FAR OUT
NUMBERED BY JUST NORMAL EVERYDAY
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WORKING FOLKS WHO ENJOY THE
OUTDOORS AND WHO WANT TO GET
OUT.
THEY JUST CHOOSE TO SPEND THEIR
DISPOSAL INCOME DOING THAT
ACTIVITY.
>> THE INDUSTRY HAS SEEN ITS
SHARE OF UPS AND DOWNS BEFORE
THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OF 2020.
THE NATIONAL MARINE
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MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION SAID
THE RECREATIONAL BOATING SECTOR
IN KENTUCKY HAD AN ECONOMIC
IMPACT OF $1.7 BILLION
SUPPORTING 401 BUSINESSES AND
MORE THAN 8700 JOBS.
>> I'M HOPEFUL IT WILL COME
BACK.
BUT THAT IS GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE
COMING TO THE LAKE WHO HAVEN'T
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EXPERIENCED IT, RECONNECTING
WITH NATURE GETTING OUT ON A
HOUSEBOAT AND SEEING WHAT IT'S
ALL ABOUT.
>> AND WHEN IT DOES COME BACK,
THE PEOPLE OF SOMERSET KENTUCKY
WHO BUILD THE BOATS WILL BE
READY TO ANSWER THE CALL.
>> WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT
THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE DEDICATED
DECADES TO CREATING A
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MASTERPIECE.
WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THEIR
WELDING, TECHNIQUES AND SKILL
SETS OR CARPENTRY AND FINISH
WORK IN THE CABINET SHOPS AND
JUST THE OVERALL ENTREPRENEURIAL
SPIRIT THAT WE'VE SEEN FOR YEARS
COME OUT OF THIS, IT'S EXCITING
TO KNOW THAT A PRODUCT OF THIS
NATURE WAS INVENTED RIGHT HERE
IN SOMERSET, KENTUCKY.
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>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
CHIP POLSTON.
THANK YOU, CHIP.
IN KENTUCKY, ONE-THIRD OF
RELEASED INMATES COMMIT ANOTHER
CRIME AND END UP BACK BEHIND
BARS.
THAT NUMBER IS DECLINING BUT
RECIDIVISM IS A CYCLE THAT CAN
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CAUSE OVERCROWDING IN OUR JAILS
AND ADD STRAIN TO OUR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
HERE IN PULASKI COUNTY OFFICIALS
ADOPTED A PROGRAM TO TRY AND
BREAK THAT CYCLE.
OUR MACKENZIE SPINK EXPLAINS.
>> IN THE DETENTION CENTER HAVE
ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF EDUCATION
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OPPORTUNITIES ALL WITH THE FOCUS
ON PREPARING THEM FOR LIFE AFTER
RELEASE.
ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IS
JOB TRAINING.
>> JAIL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY
OVERCROWDED AND ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO DO IS
TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE
RECIDIVISM OF THE INMATES COMING
BACK IN.
AND WE ASKED THE LOCAL INDUSTRY
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AROUND HERE IS WHAT ARE YOU
SEEING THAT WE NEED THE MOST
RIGHT NOW?
THIS IS WHAT OUR IDEAS ARE?
BUT THE INDUSTRIAL LEADERS SAID
WE NEED RIGHT NOW IS WELDERS.
>> ONE OF THE LOCAL INDUSTRY
LEADERS IS HENDRICKSON A
MANUFACTURING COMPANY THAT HAS
PARTNERED WITH THE DETENTION
CENTER TO HIRE INMATES AS
WELDERS.
>> WE WOULD TAKE THEM TO WORK.
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THEY EARN THEIR OWN PAYCHECK AT
THEIR OWN RATE.
SECURITY BANK HAD CHECKING
ACCOUNTINGS AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SETUP WHERE THE CHECK COULD BE
DEPOSITED.
>> BRANDY COOK WAS ONE OF THE
FIRST FEMALE INMATES TO TAKE
PART IN THE WELDING PROGRAM.
AFTER EIGHT WEEKS OF TRAINING
THROUGH SOMERSET COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SHE WAS HIRED AT
HENDRICKSON A JOB SHE SAYS
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CHANGED HER LIFE.
>> I KNOW I WANTED TO DO IT,
ANYTHING ANY OPPORTUNITY I
WANTED TO DO.
BECAUSE I WAS COMING UP ON MY
RELEASE.
I PRAYED A LOT YOU KNOW, JUST TO
BE BETTER BEFORE I GOT OUT.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT
AND GET BACK IN MY KIDS' LIFE
AND LEAVE THEM AGAIN.
BY THE TIME I WAS RELEASED I HAD
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SAVED UP AND WORKED ENOUGH MONEY
TO GET AN APARTMENT AND TO GET A
VEHICLE WHEN I WAS GETTING OUT.
AND I WAS PRETTY MUCH SETUP FOR
SUCCESS AND THAT CHANGED MY
LIFE, THAT CHANGED MY KIDS'
LIFE.
>> ANOTHER COMMUNITY PARTNER IS
GOD'S FOOD PANTRY, BRENDA
RUSSELL SAYS RELEASED INMATES
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FIND THEMSELVES THERE FOR A
MEAL.
BUT THE PANTRY ALSO OFFERS
FULL-TIME VOLUNTEER HOURS TO
HELP THEM MEET THEIR PAROLE
REQUIREMENTS.
>> WE CREATE THAT ATMOSPHERE AND
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COME
AND HELP OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY
ARE LEARNING A JOB SILL.
THEY ARE LEARNING HOW TO STOCK
SHELVES HOW TO RETATE PRODUCT,
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HOW TO GET ALONG WITH OTHERS
AGAIN AFTER A LONGTIME OF BEING
IN CONFINEMENT.
AND THOSE END UP TRANSFERRING
INTO US BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE
GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN THEY
GO IN APPLY FOR WORK IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
HAVING A FELONY ON YOUR RECORD
IS HARD TO GET EMPLOYMENT.
BUT THE ONLY WAY THAT THOSE
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PEOPLE COMING OUT OF
INCARCERATION ARE GOING TO
SUCCEED IS IF SOMEBODY GIVES
THEM A CHANCE.
>> JANA SHELL IS FAMILIAR WITH
THE INS AND OUTS OF REENTRY NOT
ONLY BECAUSE SHE WORKS FOR THE
BRANCH BUT SHE HAD TO MAKE THE
TRANSITION AS A FORMERLY
INCARCERATED PERSON.
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>> I HAVE DONE MY FAIR SHARE OF
TIME AND THE LAST TIME I DID, I
DONE 18 MONTHS.
AND I WAS AROUND 30 YEARS OLD
AND I WAS JUST SO SICK AND
TIRED.
AND BACK THEN THERE WASN'T
ANYTHING LIKE THERE IS TODAY FOR
REENTRY.
SO I WENT THROUGH A PROGRAM THAT
WAS THE ADULT ED OFFICE TO WHERE
IT WAS LIKE A SOFT SKILLS CLASS.
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IF YOU COMPLETED IT IT WAS LIKE
TWO WEEKS LONG YOU AUTOMATICALLY
GOT AN INTERVIEW FOR A LOCAL
FACTORY THAT WAS IN TOWN.
THAT IS HOW I WAS ABLE TO GET
PIE FIRST JOB.
BECAUSE IT'S BETTER NOW
EMPLOYERS BEING OKAY WITH
WORKING WITH THOSE THAT HAVE A
BACKGROUND BUT ESPECIALLY BACK
IN THE DAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE
DIDN'T WANT TO.
A LOT OF EMPLOYERS DIDN'T WANT
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TO.
>> AFTER TAKING AN ON-LINE CLASS
WITH THE STATE'S WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT TEAM SHE WAS OFFERED
A JOB DEVELOPING THE REENTRY AND
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES BRANCH.
SINCE JOINING THE TEAM, JANA
HELPED GROW PROGRAMS ALL OVER
THE STATE.
>> WE KEPT GROWING AND KEPT
GROWING AND EVENTUALLY THAT IS
WHEN ADULT ED PICKED US UP AND
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STARTED FUNDING AND THAT IS WHEN
WE ARE IN 80 SOMETHING COUNTIES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
AND JUST IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT FOUR YEARS AGO, THAT WE
WERE JUST IN LIKE FOUR OR FIVE
COUNTIES AROUND THIS AREA AND
NOW WE'RE ALL OVER THE STATE OF
KENTUCKY.
>> PULASKI WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
COUNTY TO PIONEER A REENTRY
PROGRAM.
(21:08):
>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY A SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM.
I THINK IT'S GIVEN BACK TO THE
WORKFORCE.
I THINK IT'S GIVEN BACK TO THE
INMATES TO WHERE THEY'VE BEEN
ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO BE
STABLE ONCE THEY GET OUT,
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
ONCE THEY GET OUT.
>> McCOLLUM SAYS OUT OF THE 34
(21:30):
INMATES THAT GRADUATED FROM THE
REENTRY PROGRAM ONLY THREE
REOFFENDED.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
MACKENZIE SPINK.
THANK YOU.
THIS WEEK ISN'T JUST ABOUT
SOMERSET.
WE CONTINUE OUR ROAD TRIP WITH A
STOP IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY
THAT IS SITS IN THREE COUNTIES,
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WHITLEY, KNOX AND LAUREL
COUNTIES CLAIM PART OF CORBIN
AND THE BIRTHPLACE OF KENTUCKY
FRIED CHICKEN HAS FOUND THE
PERFECT RECIPE FOR GROWTH.
>> WHEN I CAME IN AS MAYOR,
FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO NOW, MY GOAL
WAS TO MAKE SURE THERE WOULD BE
A CORBIN IN 100 YEARS.
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I WAS LOOKING FAR INTO THE
FUTURE LIKE OKAY WE ARE A
RAILROAD TOWN WITHOUT A
RAILROAD.
COAL HAS LEFT OUR PART OF THE
STATE AND WITH THAT COMES OUR
RAILROAD JOBS AND ALL THE
ANCILLARY BUSINESSES.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE
THAT CORBIN IS GOING TO STAY ON
THE MAP.
WE RECOGNIZED WE WERE GOING TO
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HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO
REENERGIZE OUR DOWNTOWN BECAUSE
ONE OF THE BUSINESSES STARTED
MOVING OFF OF MAIN STREETS LIKE
THEY DID SO MANY PLACES BACK IN
THE 80s, YOU REALLY SAW THE
HEART BEAT OF YOUR TOWN STARTING
TO DISSENTIGRATE BEFORE YOUR
EYES.
>> CORBIN HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
TRAIL BLAZERS IN SOUTHEASTERN
(22:55):
KENTUCKY IN THIS REGION AS FAR
AS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.
CORBIN BEGAN WITH REALLY BUYING
INTO THE DIVERSE FOOD SCENE.
WITH PEOPLE LIKE KRISTEN WITH
THE WRIGLEY THAT OPENED AND
SEASONS RESTAURANT AND THE DEPOT
THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN THE REGION TO COME TO
(23:16):
CORBIN FOR A NIGHT OUT.
CORBIN DOES A GOOD JOB OF
CREATING THAT CLUSTER OF PLACES
TO GO.
SO YOU MIGHT JUMP IN THE CAR
FROM 30 MINUTES AWAY AND SAY
WE'RE GOING TO CORBIN TONIGHT.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A
DESTINATION.
YOU PARK THE CAR AND GET OUT AND
SEE WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE GOING
INTO AND THAT IS WORKING FOR
CORBIN.
>> WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT
(23:38):
EXPANDING, WE DIDN'T --
IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT TO GO TO
SUCH A SMALL TOWN.
I THINK CORBIN HAS EIGHT TO
9,000 CITIZENS.
SO WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WANTED
TO EXPAND TO SUCH A SMALL TOWN.
BUT WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENED.
SO IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC.
WHAT MAKES A TOWN SUCH AS CORBIN
(24:00):
SUCCESSFUL AS FAR AS A SMALL
TOWN BEING REVITALIZED AND ALL
THAT IS THERE'S NOT A SINGLE --
IT IS NOT A INGLE IDENTITY.
IT'S RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS
AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE AN
ECLECTIC GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT
HELPS.
WHAT WE DID DO IS REALLY PUT A
FOCUS ON OUR DOWNTOWN.
WE MADE IT OUR GOAL TO STABILIZE
(24:23):
OUR DOWNTOWN AND CREATE A PLACE
FOR PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE A
DEFENDANT NATION.
DESTINATION.
AND GIVEN OUR RAILROAD HISTORY
AND OUR DOWNTOWN IS RIGHT ON THE
RAILROAD WE HAD SOME ASSETS WE
COULD BUILD OFF OF.
SO WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DEPOT,
TRAIN DEPOT THAT IS HISTORIC
THAT WE FIXED UP, WE'VE ADDED
(24:46):
TRAINS THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE.
WE ADDED DETECTIVE LIGHTING
DOWNTOWN.
AND WE ADDED PLANTERS MADE A
DIFFERENCE.
AND WE'VE GOT HARLEN SANDERS
THAT IS OUR BIG CLAIM TO FAME
AND THEY HAVE DONE A $3 MILLION
RENOVATION TO SANDERS CAFE AND
IT'S FABULOUS.
>> CORBIN ALSO WANTED TO FOCUS
(25:07):
ON THE ARTS SCENE.
AND SO YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF
VISUAL ARTS WHEN YOU GO THROUGH
TOWN.
MURALS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR
THE PAST FIVE, SIX YEARS.
BUT REALLY OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS, YOU'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE
MURALS POPPING UP DOWNTOWN.
LOCAL FOOD AND LOCAL ARTISTS IS
WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON IN CORBIN.
(25:29):
>> THE ARTS ARE A HUGE IMPACT ON
THE REVITALIZATION OF ANY TOWN.
I THINK CORBIN HAS HARNESSED IT
IN A SPECIFIC AND CAUTIOUS WAY
TO MOVE FORWARD STRATEGICALLY.
REVITALIZATION HAS TAKEN A
LONGTIME IN CORBIN BUT I THINK
IT'S BEEN WORTH IT.
AND THE ARTS AS FAR AS APPLYING
(25:51):
THAT IS ONE COG IN A BIGGER
MACHINE.
ALLOWING THE AFTER AFTER FOR THA
PLACE AT THE TABLE IS HUGE FOR
ANY COMMUNITY AND CORBIN SETS
THE PACE.
>> QUALITY OF LIFE IS IMPORTANT
ESPECIALLY A TOWN OF 8,000.
WE CREATED A PLACE THAT PEOPLE
WANT TO LIVE, PEOPLE WANT TO
MOVE HERE, PEOPLE WANT TO STAY
HERE.
(26:12):
WE WELCOME NEW PEOPLE TO COME
INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND IT JUST
KEEPS US VIBRANT, IT KEEPS US
GROWING AND, YEAH IT'S A GREAT
PLACE ALL THE WAY AROUND.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS IN MY OPINION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD
(26:32):
AGREE WITH THAT.
STUDENTS FROM SOMERSET HIGH
SCHOOL ARE HEADING TO A NATIONAL
COMPETITION THEY WILL RACE THEIR
SOLAR POWERED CAR.
WE PAID A VISIT TO SEE THE
STUDENTS IN ACTION AS THEY
PREPARE FROM THE RACE.
HEAR FROM ENGINEERS TOMORROW
NIGHT AS WE CONTINUE OUR
ROADSHOW IN SOMERSET.
WE HOPE YOU WILL TUNE IN
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
(26:53):
5:30 CENTRAL ON "KENTUCKY
EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
YOU CAN CONNECT THE WAYS YOU SEE
ON YOUR SCREEN TO STAY IN THE
LOOP AND LOOK FOR US ON THE PBS
VIDEO APP FOR YOUR MOBILE DEVICE
AND SMART TV I'M RENEE SHAW
COMING TO YOU FROM DOWNTOWN
SOMERSET.
AND I WILL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE
(27:13):
TOMORROW NIGHT.
IN THE MEANTIME TAKE GOOD CARE.
SO LONG.
[♪♪]
[♪♪]
>> Renee (00:09):
MEASLES IN KENTUCKY
WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS AND WHERE
ARE THE CASES?
>> THE BACKBONE OF THIS ECONOMY
IS TOURISM IS LAKE CUMBERLAND.
AND HOUSEBOATING HAS BEEN A
VERY, VERY BIG PART OF THAT.
WE HEAD TO THE
BIRTHPLACE OF THE MODERN
HOUSEBOAT AS "KENTUCKY EDITION"
GOES ON THE ROAD.
(00:31):
>> WE CREATED A PLACE THAT
PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE, PEOPLE WANT
TO MOVE HERE, PEOPLE WANT TO
STAY HERE.
AND IT'S HOME TO THE
FIRST KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN HOW
CORBIN IS KEEPING UP WITH THE
CHANGING TIMES.
>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY
EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN
PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.
(00:57):
[♪♪]
GOOD EVENING AND
WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION"
FOR THIS TUESDAY, JULY 8TH I'M
RENEE SHAW AND WE ARE ON THE
ROAD THIS WEEK IN DOWNTOWN
SOMERSET WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW ON
THE BUSY DOWNTOWN STREETS.
(01:18):
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
YESTERDAY, WE INTRODUCED YOU TO
THE CITY BY SHOWING YOU SOME OF
THE REVITALIZATION EFFORTS THAT
HELPED BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO THE
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY TOWN AND WE
LEARNED A LITTLE ABOUT THE
HISTORY OF LAKE CUMBERLAND WHICH
DRAWS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO THIS
REGION EACH YEAR.
TODAY WE'LL GO BACK TO THE LAKE
TO LEARN ABOUT AN IMPORTANT
INDUSTRY HERE IN PULASKI COUNTY
(01:41):
AND SHOW YOU HOW THE COUNTY IS
TRYING TO KEEP FORMER OFFENDERS
FROM GOING BACK BEHIND BARS BY
GIVING THEM NEW SKILLS TO KEEP
THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH.
FIRST, HOW WILL MEDICAID CUTS
AFFECT KENTUCKY?
LAST NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY TONIGHT"
OUR PANEL TALKED ABOUT MEDICAID
CUTS IN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S
(02:01):
NEW BILL AND THE THINKING BEHIND
THEM.
>> THE BEST ESTIMATES I'VE SEEN
FROM THAT AND OTHERS SHOW THAT
210,000 KENTUCKIANS ARE LIKELY
TO LOSE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE.
ANOTHER 47,000 ACCORDING TO
URBAN INSTITUTE ARE LIKELY TO
LOSE CONNECT COVERAGE THE
INDIVIDUAL MARKETPLACE WHERE
(02:22):
PEOPLE CAN BUY INSURANCE.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AROUND A
QUARTER MILLION KENTUCKIANS WHO
ARE POSSIBLY GOING TO LOSE THEIR
HEALTH INSURANCE, NOT TO SAY
REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS TO
HOSPITALS.
IS IT THE GOAL OF
REPUBLICANS TO CUT PEEP OFF OF
MEDICAID TO REDUCE THE ROLLS TO
HAVE WORK REQUIREMENTS AND
PAPERWORK SO ONEROUS THEY CANNOT
(02:44):
COMPLY?
IS THAT THE GOAL?
BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT HAS ON THE
STATE BUDGET.
>> LET ME TELL YOU, RENEE, THE
REPUBLICAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS
NEVER HAD A PRIORITY WHERE WE
WANT TO CUT ANYBODY OFF THAT IS
NOT WORTHY.
HOW DO YOU DEFINE
WORTHY?
>> WE WANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES.
(03:05):
IF YOU LOOK AT MY BODY OF WORK
IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, I'VE
BEEN --
I'VE DONE NOTHING EXCEPT TRY TO
ENGAGE, UNDER SERVED POPULATIONS
AND THREAT THEM COVERAGE.
THAT IS EVERY MEMBER OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S GOAL.
YOU CAN SEE THAT HOUR
(03:25):
LONG DISCUSSION ON-LINE ON
DEMAND AT KET.ORG/KY TONIGHT.
>>> THE TAX AND SPENDING CUTS
BILL INCLUDES THE PROTECTING
AMERICAN FARMLANDS ACT WHICH
AIMS TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON
SELLING FARMLAND AND ENCOURAGES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT SON AND
CURB THE LOSS OF FARMLAND ACROSS
(03:48):
THE COUNTRY.
SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL PUSHED
FOR THAT LEGISLATION HERE IS A
QUOTE.
THE PROTECTING AMERICAN
FARMLANDS ACT ADDRESSES THE
STEADY DECLINE IN AVAILABLE
FARMLAND BY EASING THE TAX
BURDEN ON OUR HARD-WORKING
PRODUCERS.
THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR KENTUCKY
FARMERS AND HELP PRESERVE OUR
VITAL FARMLAND FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
(04:08):
END QUOTE.
CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAS MORE
MEASLES CASES MORE ABOUT THAT IN
TODAY'S LOOK AT MEDICAL NEWS.
THE LEXINGTON FAYETTE COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS EIGHT
CASES CONNECTED TO AN OUTBREAK
IN FAYETTE AND WOODFORD
COUNTIES.
PATIENTS HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED
AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS
THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL RISK TO
(04:28):
THE PUBLIC AND THERE IS A
SEPARATE CASE IN TODD COUNTY.
THE STATE AS A WHOLE HAS 11
REPORTED CASES SO FAR IN 2025.
>>> IT'S THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER
AND IT'S HOT AS YOU KNOW BUT THE
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS JUST
AROUND THE CORNER FOR MANY
STUDENTS ACROSS KENTUCKY.
THE STATE'S LARGEST SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL START THE NEW YEAR
(04:49):
WITH A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
BRIAN YEARWOOD TOURED SEVERAL
CLASSROOMS YESTERDAY TO MEET
WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND
LEARN ABOUT JCPS' SUMMER
PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO HELP
KIDS STAY ON TRACK.
HE WAS ASKED ABOUT FINANCIAL
CHALLENGES FACING THE DISTRICT
FOLLOWING NEWS THAT THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION IS PAUSING
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL
(05:10):
FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
>> IT IS SOMEWHAT OF A DAUNTING
TIME BECAUSE OF FUNDING AND
BECAUSE OF CUTS TO OUR FUNDING
CUTS THAT MAYBE COMING.
BUT WE HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
BECAUSE 98,000 STUDENTS ARE
RELYING ON US TO DO THAT.
YEARWOOD WAS ASKED
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND
(05:31):
SAID THE DISTRICT HAS WHAT IT
NEEDS IN TERMS OF BUS DRIVERS
AND MONITORS.
>> WE ARE FULLY STAFFED IN TERMS
OF THE NUMBER OF BUS DRIVERS
NEEDED TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR
OFF WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
WE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE.
SO I THINK THAT WE ARE POISED TO
HAVE A GREAT START TO SCHOOL.
(05:54):
SUPERINTENDENT
YEARWOOD SAID HE IS NOT YET MET
WITH STATE LAWMAKERS, BUT THAT
MEETINGS ARE ON HIS CALENDAR THE
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IS AUGUST 7.
>>> TEACHERS FROM AROUND THE
COMMONWEALTH ATTENDED THE
STATE'S FIRST A.I. SUMMIT
FOCUSED ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION.
(06:15):
KENTUCKY'S OWN A.I. TASK FORCE
HAS ALREADY INDICATED AN
INTEREST IN RESEARCHING A.I.'S
USES IN SCHOOLS AND THIS ALLOWS
EDUCATORS TO START THE
DISCUSSIONS AS WELL.
MORE IN TONIGHT'S EDUCATION
MATTERS SEGMENT.
>> IT'S HITTING THE SCHOOLS
RAPIDLY.
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF A.I. LAWS
(06:36):
AND GUIDELINES.
IT'S COME ON THE DISCUSS PIT.
AND WE WANT TO BE THERE FOR THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO LEAN ON FROM
THE VERY BEGINNING WITH THE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORLD.
>> IT WENT FROM A LOT OF
CONCERNS AND FEAR ABOUT STUDENTS
WILL CHEAT AND I'VE SEEN THIS
SHIFT TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO --
(06:58):
IT'S HERE SO WE NEED TO LEARN
HOW TO USE IT.
BUT NOT SURE HOW TO START AND
REALIZING IT'S IN DEMAND FOR
SKILLS FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE FOR
THE FUTURE.
WHAT BETTER PLACE THAN OUR
SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS
UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> I THINK THE GOALS IS TO GET
STARTED IN HAVING THE DIALOGUE
ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(07:18):
IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND NOT BEING AFRAID OF
SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, SCHOOL DISTRICTS
REALLY OUR SCHOOLS IN KENTUCKY
ARE THE ONES ON THE FOREFRONT OF
TECHNOLOGY AND ALL THE DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT COME DOWN THROUGH
THE PIKE AND THAT IS WHERE WE
HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE THE
BEST AND THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE
EQUIPPED WITH THE RIGHT TOOLS IN
(07:40):
THE TOOLBOXES.
>> PERSONALIZED LEARNING IS ONE
WE DID THAT BEFORE A.I. AND THE
DIFFERENCE IS WE CAN DO IT
FASTER.
IF STUDENTS ARE USING A GAME
BASED LEARNING PLATFORM OR HAVE
AN ACTIVITY LIKE THE CHAT BOTS
AND THEY CAN BE ASKED QUESTIONS
AND ADAPTING TO THEM IN REALTIME
AND GIVING TESTIMONY WHAT THEY
(08:01):
NEED THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE SO
WE CAN LOOK AT THE INSIGHTS WE
GET FROM THAT TOOL OR PLATFORM
AND GO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE
STUDENT OR AS GROUP.
CLASS, I'VE NOTICED WE CAN DO
THIS AND THIS.
>> IT'S ABOUT INNOVATION AND THE
OBSTACLES THE BARRIERS.
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE
WITHOUT THE OTHER ESPECIALLY IN
(08:22):
SOMETHING AS NEW AND INNOVATIVE
AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS.
IT IS A LITTLE SCARY.
IT IS A LITTLE SCARY FOR YOUNG
TEACHERS AND SCARY FOR OLDER
TEACHERS.
BUT IT'S ALSO SOMETHING WE WANT
TO HELP OUR TEACHERS AND OUR
ADMINISTRATORS EMBRACE AND BE
ABLE TO USE.
>> I WANT THEM TO ONE,
(08:43):
UNDERSTAND WHAT A.I. IS AND HOW
IT WORKS AND FUNCTIONS BECAUSE
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW.
ESPECIALLY WHICH HE LOOKING AT
WEBSITES AND DECIDING WHETHER OR
NOT TO USE THEM.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE TANGIBLE
IDEAS TO START WITH SO THEY
DON'T FEEL OVERWHELMED.
IT'S EASY THERE ARE SO MANY
TOOLS I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO
BEGIN.
TO HAVE A GOAL OR FOCUS THIS IS
(09:04):
WHAT I NEED HELP WITH I WILL
START KNOWING THERE'S OPTIONS
OUT THERE, BUT COULD WALK AWAY
WITH SOMETHING THEY'VE CREATED
OR IDEAS HOW THE TOOLS CAN BE
USED FOR THEIR OR THEIR
STUDENTS' BENEFIT.
ONE PANEL INCLUDED
JOSH BRAY THE CO-CHAIR OF THE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK
FORCE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
[♪♪]
(09:29):
WHEN YOU THINK OF LAKE
CUMBERLAND, HOUSEBOATS ARE
DEFINITELY ONE OF THE FIRST
TINGS THAT COME TO MIND.
SOMERSET IS KNOWNS THE HOUSEBOAT
CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND THE
MODERN HOUSEBOAT ORIGINATED ON
THE BANKS.
CUMBERLAND.
THE INDUSTRY HAS SEEN ITS SHARE
OF UPS AND DOWNS AND IS A BIG
ECONOMIC FACTOR FOR THE REGION.
(09:50):
OUR CHIP POLSTON WENT ON THE
ROAD TO ONE OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS
IN THE SOMERSET HOUSEBOAT
INDUSTRY TO SEE THESE IMPRESSIVE
VESSELS.
>> HOUSEBOATING STARTED MORE
THAN 70 YEARS AGO, SOMERSET
NATIVE SKBRIM SHARP IS CREDITED
WITH STARTING THE INDUSTRY WHILE
(10:11):
SERVING HIS COUNTRY.
WE VISITED WITH HIM ON KENTUCKY
LIFE 20 YEARS AGO.
>> IN 51 I WAS RECALLED INTO THE
NAVY DURING THE KOREAN WAR, AND
I WAS A OPERATOR ON THE INBOATS
THAT LAUNCHED TROOPS AND TANKS
AND SO FORTH.
I WAS CIRCLING CRUISING AROUND
THE ISLAND DOWN IN THE
(10:32):
CARRIBBEAN, AND I GOT TO
THINKING YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE
FOLKS WHO LOVE A BOAT LIKE THIS
AND PUT A CABIN ON IT.
AND SPEND THE WEEKEND AND
VACATIONS.
SO WHEN I GOT BACK HOME IN THE
EARLY 53, I SET IN MOTION THE
PLAN TO DO IT.
AND I HAD A MACHINE SHOP BUILD
THE FIRST STEEL HULL FOR ME AND
(10:54):
I BUILT THE FIRST CABIN.
AND SOLD IT BEFORE IT FINISHED.
>> SHARP'S GRANDSON HEADS THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
IN SOMERSET AND PULASKI COUNTY.
HE ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMMENSE
IMPACT THE INDUSTRY HAS HAD ON
THE AREA.
>> THE BACKBONE OF THIS ECONOMY
IS TOURISM, IS LAKE CUMBERLAND.
(11:15):
AND HOUSEBOATING HAS BEEN A
VERY, VERY BIG PART OF THAT.
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF HOUSEBOATS
ON LAKE CUMBERLAND ALONE.
THE LARGEST RENTAL FLEET EXCEPT
LAKE POWELL IS ON LAKE
CUMBERLAND.
SO LAKE POWELL WHILE THEY HAVE A
LARGER FLEET OF HOUSEBOATS I
POINT OUT THAT 99% OF ALL THOSE
(11:37):
HOUSEBOATS OUT IN ARIZONA, UTAH
WERE MADE HERE IN KENTUCKY ON
THE SHORES OF LAKE CUMBERLAND.
>> THE MAJORITY OF THOSE BOATS
ARE MANUFACTURED BY TRIFECTA
HOUSEBOATS.
THE NAME REFLECTS THE THREE
LARGE MANUFACTURERS IN THE AREA
THAT MERGED IN 2014.
THE APPEAL OF THESE VESSELS IS
CLEAR...
>> I MEAN IT IS AN ALL INCLUSIVE
(11:59):
VACATION IN ONE PLACE.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAY AT YOUR
HOTEL ON WATER AND MOVE IT
AROUND TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND
YOU HAVE THE AMENITIES AS WELL
AS THE FUNCTIONALITY OF BEING
ABLE TO LAYOUT IN THE SUN ON THE
BEACH OR JUMP IN THE WATER AND
COOL OFF.
>> IT CAN TAKE FROM SIX TO 10
MONTHS FOR ONE OF THE SERIES
(12:20):
BOATS BUILT FROM A TEMPLATE TO
BE COMPLETED.
CUSTOMERS WITH OPT TO CUSTOMIZE
THEIR BOAT DOWN TO THE APOULTRY
AND COUNTERTOPS.
ONE OF THOSE CUSTOM JOBS A
MONSTER OF A HOUSEBOAT TOOK
TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS TO
COMPLETE.
BOATS RANGE FROM $500,000 TO
(12:40):
WELL OVER A MILLION WITH
$800,000 BEING THE AVERAGE.
FOR THE BUSINESS USED TO FOCUS
ON CUSTOM ORDERS TRIFECTA BUILDS
SERIES BOATS PURCHASED BEFORE
COMPLETED.
AROUND 120 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED
IN AREAS TO BUILD THE BOATS AND
SEEING THEM ON THE WATER IS A
BEAUTIFUL THING.
(13:00):
>> SOMETIMES MORE BEAUTIFUL IS
WALKING AROUND THE FACTORY AND
SEEING THE PEOPLE ON THE BOATS
GETTING THE JOB DONE, SMILING AT
YOU SAYING HELLO AND KNOWING
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN THIS
INDUSTRY FOR SOMETIMES DECADES
AND THEY LOVE WHAT THEY DO, TOO.
IT MEANS A LOT TO US.
>> TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE
HOUSEBOATS ON THE WATER AT LAKE
CUMBERLAND THE FIRST NEW MARINA
(13:22):
BUILT IN SIX DECADES OPENED IN
2020.
MARINA HAS SLIPS FOR 300 BOATS
AND WAS FULL A YEAR AFTER
OPENING THEIR DOORS.
HOUSEBOATS RANGE IN VALUE FROM
$40,000 TO OVER A MILLION.
OWNING ONE OF THESE AMAZING
BOATS IS A GOAL FOR MANY BUT THE
RENTAL MARKET HERE IS HOW MANY
ARE INTRODUCED TO THE PASTIME.
>> MOST PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF
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THE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA,
THE FIRST TIME THEY EXPERIENCE
LAKE CUMBERLAND, WAS TYPICALLY
ON A RENTAL HOUSEBOAT.
THAT THEY WOULD RENT FROM ONE OF
THE MARINAS AND COME OUT FOR A
THREE-SEVEN-DAY PERIOD WITH
THEIR FAMILIES.
THAT WAS HOUSE MOST PEOPLE
DISCOVERED LAKE CUMBERLAND.
(14:06):
>> DYSON WORKS AT THE MARINA AND
HE AND HIS WIFE LOVE THE
HOUSEBOAT LIFESTYLE THEY KEEP
THE BOAT DOCKED.
THE COUPLE LIVED IN OHIO AND
WOULD MAKE THE FIVE-HOUR TRIP TO
CUMBERLAND AROUND 48 WEEKS OUT
OF THE YEAR.
DYSON SAYS THERE IS A
(14:27):
MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO OWN THE BOATS.
>> THEY LOOK AT PEOPLE ON THE
LAKE AND THINK THOSE ARE RICH
WEALTHY PEOPLE.
HONESTLY AND THERE ARE SOME OF
THOSE.
THERE'S SOME PEOPLE ON THE LAKE
THAT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT THEY ARE FAR, FAR OUT
NUMBERED BY JUST NORMAL EVERYDAY
(14:47):
WORKING FOLKS WHO ENJOY THE
OUTDOORS AND WHO WANT TO GET
OUT.
THEY JUST CHOOSE TO SPEND THEIR
DISPOSAL INCOME DOING THAT
ACTIVITY.
>> THE INDUSTRY HAS SEEN ITS
SHARE OF UPS AND DOWNS BEFORE
THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OF 2020.
THE NATIONAL MARINE
(15:08):
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION SAID
THE RECREATIONAL BOATING SECTOR
IN KENTUCKY HAD AN ECONOMIC
IMPACT OF $1.7 BILLION
SUPPORTING 401 BUSINESSES AND
MORE THAN 8700 JOBS.
>> I'M HOPEFUL IT WILL COME
BACK.
BUT THAT IS GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE
COMING TO THE LAKE WHO HAVEN'T
(15:30):
EXPERIENCED IT, RECONNECTING
WITH NATURE GETTING OUT ON A
HOUSEBOAT AND SEEING WHAT IT'S
ALL ABOUT.
>> AND WHEN IT DOES COME BACK,
THE PEOPLE OF SOMERSET KENTUCKY
WHO BUILD THE BOATS WILL BE
READY TO ANSWER THE CALL.
>> WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT
THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE DEDICATED
DECADES TO CREATING A
(15:52):
MASTERPIECE.
WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THEIR
WELDING, TECHNIQUES AND SKILL
SETS OR CARPENTRY AND FINISH
WORK IN THE CABINET SHOPS AND
JUST THE OVERALL ENTREPRENEURIAL
SPIRIT THAT WE'VE SEEN FOR YEARS
COME OUT OF THIS, IT'S EXCITING
TO KNOW THAT A PRODUCT OF THIS
NATURE WAS INVENTED RIGHT HERE
IN SOMERSET, KENTUCKY.
(16:13):
>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
CHIP POLSTON.
THANK YOU, CHIP.
IN KENTUCKY, ONE-THIRD OF
RELEASED INMATES COMMIT ANOTHER
CRIME AND END UP BACK BEHIND
BARS.
THAT NUMBER IS DECLINING BUT
RECIDIVISM IS A CYCLE THAT CAN
(16:34):
CAUSE OVERCROWDING IN OUR JAILS
AND ADD STRAIN TO OUR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
HERE IN PULASKI COUNTY OFFICIALS
ADOPTED A PROGRAM TO TRY AND
BREAK THAT CYCLE.
OUR MACKENZIE SPINK EXPLAINS.
>> IN THE DETENTION CENTER HAVE
ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF EDUCATION
(16:54):
OPPORTUNITIES ALL WITH THE FOCUS
ON PREPARING THEM FOR LIFE AFTER
RELEASE.
ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IS
JOB TRAINING.
>> JAIL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY
OVERCROWDED AND ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO DO IS
TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE
RECIDIVISM OF THE INMATES COMING
BACK IN.
AND WE ASKED THE LOCAL INDUSTRY
(17:15):
AROUND HERE IS WHAT ARE YOU
SEEING THAT WE NEED THE MOST
RIGHT NOW?
THIS IS WHAT OUR IDEAS ARE?
BUT THE INDUSTRIAL LEADERS SAID
WE NEED RIGHT NOW IS WELDERS.
>> ONE OF THE LOCAL INDUSTRY
LEADERS IS HENDRICKSON A
MANUFACTURING COMPANY THAT HAS
PARTNERED WITH THE DETENTION
CENTER TO HIRE INMATES AS
WELDERS.
>> WE WOULD TAKE THEM TO WORK.
(17:36):
THEY EARN THEIR OWN PAYCHECK AT
THEIR OWN RATE.
SECURITY BANK HAD CHECKING
ACCOUNTINGS AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SETUP WHERE THE CHECK COULD BE
DEPOSITED.
>> BRANDY COOK WAS ONE OF THE
FIRST FEMALE INMATES TO TAKE
PART IN THE WELDING PROGRAM.
AFTER EIGHT WEEKS OF TRAINING
THROUGH SOMERSET COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SHE WAS HIRED AT
HENDRICKSON A JOB SHE SAYS
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CHANGED HER LIFE.
>> I KNOW I WANTED TO DO IT,
ANYTHING ANY OPPORTUNITY I
WANTED TO DO.
BECAUSE I WAS COMING UP ON MY
RELEASE.
I PRAYED A LOT YOU KNOW, JUST TO
BE BETTER BEFORE I GOT OUT.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT
AND GET BACK IN MY KIDS' LIFE
AND LEAVE THEM AGAIN.
BY THE TIME I WAS RELEASED I HAD
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SAVED UP AND WORKED ENOUGH MONEY
TO GET AN APARTMENT AND TO GET A
VEHICLE WHEN I WAS GETTING OUT.
AND I WAS PRETTY MUCH SETUP FOR
SUCCESS AND THAT CHANGED MY
LIFE, THAT CHANGED MY KIDS'
LIFE.
>> ANOTHER COMMUNITY PARTNER IS
GOD'S FOOD PANTRY, BRENDA
RUSSELL SAYS RELEASED INMATES
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FIND THEMSELVES THERE FOR A
MEAL.
BUT THE PANTRY ALSO OFFERS
FULL-TIME VOLUNTEER HOURS TO
HELP THEM MEET THEIR PAROLE
REQUIREMENTS.
>> WE CREATE THAT ATMOSPHERE AND
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COME
AND HELP OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY
ARE LEARNING A JOB SILL.
THEY ARE LEARNING HOW TO STOCK
SHELVES HOW TO RETATE PRODUCT,
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HOW TO GET ALONG WITH OTHERS
AGAIN AFTER A LONGTIME OF BEING
IN CONFINEMENT.
AND THOSE END UP TRANSFERRING
INTO US BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE
GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN THEY
GO IN APPLY FOR WORK IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
HAVING A FELONY ON YOUR RECORD
IS HARD TO GET EMPLOYMENT.
BUT THE ONLY WAY THAT THOSE
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PEOPLE COMING OUT OF
INCARCERATION ARE GOING TO
SUCCEED IS IF SOMEBODY GIVES
THEM A CHANCE.
>> JANA SHELL IS FAMILIAR WITH
THE INS AND OUTS OF REENTRY NOT
ONLY BECAUSE SHE WORKS FOR THE
BRANCH BUT SHE HAD TO MAKE THE
TRANSITION AS A FORMERLY
INCARCERATED PERSON.
(19:44):
>> I HAVE DONE MY FAIR SHARE OF
TIME AND THE LAST TIME I DID, I
DONE 18 MONTHS.
AND I WAS AROUND 30 YEARS OLD
AND I WAS JUST SO SICK AND
TIRED.
AND BACK THEN THERE WASN'T
ANYTHING LIKE THERE IS TODAY FOR
REENTRY.
SO I WENT THROUGH A PROGRAM THAT
WAS THE ADULT ED OFFICE TO WHERE
IT WAS LIKE A SOFT SKILLS CLASS.
(20:04):
IF YOU COMPLETED IT IT WAS LIKE
TWO WEEKS LONG YOU AUTOMATICALLY
GOT AN INTERVIEW FOR A LOCAL
FACTORY THAT WAS IN TOWN.
THAT IS HOW I WAS ABLE TO GET
PIE FIRST JOB.
BECAUSE IT'S BETTER NOW
EMPLOYERS BEING OKAY WITH
WORKING WITH THOSE THAT HAVE A
BACKGROUND BUT ESPECIALLY BACK
IN THE DAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE
DIDN'T WANT TO.
A LOT OF EMPLOYERS DIDN'T WANT
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TO.
>> AFTER TAKING AN ON-LINE CLASS
WITH THE STATE'S WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT TEAM SHE WAS OFFERED
A JOB DEVELOPING THE REENTRY AND
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES BRANCH.
SINCE JOINING THE TEAM, JANA
HELPED GROW PROGRAMS ALL OVER
THE STATE.
>> WE KEPT GROWING AND KEPT
GROWING AND EVENTUALLY THAT IS
WHEN ADULT ED PICKED US UP AND
(20:48):
STARTED FUNDING AND THAT IS WHEN
WE ARE IN 80 SOMETHING COUNTIES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
AND JUST IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT FOUR YEARS AGO, THAT WE
WERE JUST IN LIKE FOUR OR FIVE
COUNTIES AROUND THIS AREA AND
NOW WE'RE ALL OVER THE STATE OF
KENTUCKY.
>> PULASKI WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
COUNTY TO PIONEER A REENTRY
PROGRAM.
(21:08):
>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY A SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM.
I THINK IT'S GIVEN BACK TO THE
WORKFORCE.
I THINK IT'S GIVEN BACK TO THE
INMATES TO WHERE THEY'VE BEEN
ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO BE
STABLE ONCE THEY GET OUT,
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
ONCE THEY GET OUT.
>> McCOLLUM SAYS OUT OF THE 34
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INMATES THAT GRADUATED FROM THE
REENTRY PROGRAM ONLY THREE
REOFFENDED.
FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M
MACKENZIE SPINK.
THANK YOU.
THIS WEEK ISN'T JUST ABOUT
SOMERSET.
WE CONTINUE OUR ROAD TRIP WITH A
STOP IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY
THAT IS SITS IN THREE COUNTIES,
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WHITLEY, KNOX AND LAUREL
COUNTIES CLAIM PART OF CORBIN
AND THE BIRTHPLACE OF KENTUCKY
FRIED CHICKEN HAS FOUND THE
PERFECT RECIPE FOR GROWTH.
>> WHEN I CAME IN AS MAYOR,
FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO NOW, MY GOAL
WAS TO MAKE SURE THERE WOULD BE
A CORBIN IN 100 YEARS.
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I WAS LOOKING FAR INTO THE
FUTURE LIKE OKAY WE ARE A
RAILROAD TOWN WITHOUT A
RAILROAD.
COAL HAS LEFT OUR PART OF THE
STATE AND WITH THAT COMES OUR
RAILROAD JOBS AND ALL THE
ANCILLARY BUSINESSES.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE
THAT CORBIN IS GOING TO STAY ON
THE MAP.
WE RECOGNIZED WE WERE GOING TO
(22:34):
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO
REENERGIZE OUR DOWNTOWN BECAUSE
ONE OF THE BUSINESSES STARTED
MOVING OFF OF MAIN STREETS LIKE
THEY DID SO MANY PLACES BACK IN
THE 80s, YOU REALLY SAW THE
HEART BEAT OF YOUR TOWN STARTING
TO DISSENTIGRATE BEFORE YOUR
EYES.
>> CORBIN HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
TRAIL BLAZERS IN SOUTHEASTERN
(22:55):
KENTUCKY IN THIS REGION AS FAR
AS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.
CORBIN BEGAN WITH REALLY BUYING
INTO THE DIVERSE FOOD SCENE.
WITH PEOPLE LIKE KRISTEN WITH
THE WRIGLEY THAT OPENED AND
SEASONS RESTAURANT AND THE DEPOT
THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN THE REGION TO COME TO
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CORBIN FOR A NIGHT OUT.
CORBIN DOES A GOOD JOB OF
CREATING THAT CLUSTER OF PLACES
TO GO.
SO YOU MIGHT JUMP IN THE CAR
FROM 30 MINUTES AWAY AND SAY
WE'RE GOING TO CORBIN TONIGHT.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A
DESTINATION.
YOU PARK THE CAR AND GET OUT AND
SEE WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE GOING
INTO AND THAT IS WORKING FOR
CORBIN.
>> WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT
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EXPANDING, WE DIDN'T --
IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT TO GO TO
SUCH A SMALL TOWN.
I THINK CORBIN HAS EIGHT TO
9,000 CITIZENS.
SO WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WANTED
TO EXPAND TO SUCH A SMALL TOWN.
BUT WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENED.
SO IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC.
WHAT MAKES A TOWN SUCH AS CORBIN
(24:00):
SUCCESSFUL AS FAR AS A SMALL
TOWN BEING REVITALIZED AND ALL
THAT IS THERE'S NOT A SINGLE --
IT IS NOT A INGLE IDENTITY.
IT'S RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS
AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE AN
ECLECTIC GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT
HELPS.
WHAT WE DID DO IS REALLY PUT A
FOCUS ON OUR DOWNTOWN.
WE MADE IT OUR GOAL TO STABILIZE
(24:23):
OUR DOWNTOWN AND CREATE A PLACE
FOR PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE A
DEFENDANT NATION.
DESTINATION.
AND GIVEN OUR RAILROAD HISTORY
AND OUR DOWNTOWN IS RIGHT ON THE
RAILROAD WE HAD SOME ASSETS WE
COULD BUILD OFF OF.
SO WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DEPOT,
TRAIN DEPOT THAT IS HISTORIC
THAT WE FIXED UP, WE'VE ADDED
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TRAINS THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE.
WE ADDED DETECTIVE LIGHTING
DOWNTOWN.
AND WE ADDED PLANTERS MADE A
DIFFERENCE.
AND WE'VE GOT HARLEN SANDERS
THAT IS OUR BIG CLAIM TO FAME
AND THEY HAVE DONE A $3 MILLION
RENOVATION TO SANDERS CAFE AND
IT'S FABULOUS.
>> CORBIN ALSO WANTED TO FOCUS
(25:07):
ON THE ARTS SCENE.
AND SO YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF
VISUAL ARTS WHEN YOU GO THROUGH
TOWN.
MURALS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR
THE PAST FIVE, SIX YEARS.
BUT REALLY OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS, YOU'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE
MURALS POPPING UP DOWNTOWN.
LOCAL FOOD AND LOCAL ARTISTS IS
WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON IN CORBIN.
(25:29):
>> THE ARTS ARE A HUGE IMPACT ON
THE REVITALIZATION OF ANY TOWN.
I THINK CORBIN HAS HARNESSED IT
IN A SPECIFIC AND CAUTIOUS WAY
TO MOVE FORWARD STRATEGICALLY.
REVITALIZATION HAS TAKEN A
LONGTIME IN CORBIN BUT I THINK
IT'S BEEN WORTH IT.
AND THE ARTS AS FAR AS APPLYING
(25:51):
THAT IS ONE COG IN A BIGGER
MACHINE.
ALLOWING THE AFTER AFTER FOR THA
PLACE AT THE TABLE IS HUGE FOR
ANY COMMUNITY AND CORBIN SETS
THE PACE.
>> QUALITY OF LIFE IS IMPORTANT
ESPECIALLY A TOWN OF 8,000.
WE CREATED A PLACE THAT PEOPLE
WANT TO LIVE, PEOPLE WANT TO
MOVE HERE, PEOPLE WANT TO STAY
HERE.
(26:12):
WE WELCOME NEW PEOPLE TO COME
INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND IT JUST
KEEPS US VIBRANT, IT KEEPS US
GROWING AND, YEAH IT'S A GREAT
PLACE ALL THE WAY AROUND.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS IN MY OPINION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD
(26:32):
AGREE WITH THAT.
STUDENTS FROM SOMERSET HIGH
SCHOOL ARE HEADING TO A NATIONAL
COMPETITION THEY WILL RACE THEIR
SOLAR POWERED CAR.
WE PAID A VISIT TO SEE THE
STUDENTS IN ACTION AS THEY
PREPARE FROM THE RACE.
HEAR FROM ENGINEERS TOMORROW
NIGHT AS WE CONTINUE OUR
ROADSHOW IN SOMERSET.
WE HOPE YOU WILL TUNE IN
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 EASTERN
(26:53):
5:30 CENTRAL ON "KENTUCKY
EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM,
CONNECT AND INSPIRE.
YOU CAN CONNECT THE WAYS YOU SEE
ON YOUR SCREEN TO STAY IN THE
LOOP AND LOOK FOR US ON THE PBS
VIDEO APP FOR YOUR MOBILE DEVICE
AND SMART TV I'M RENEE SHAW
COMING TO YOU FROM DOWNTOWN
SOMERSET.
AND I WILL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE
(27:13):
TOMORROW NIGHT.
IN THE MEANTIME TAKE GOOD CARE.
SO LONG.
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