AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Garfield Kentucky. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/garfield-ky 144 69 https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/garfield-ky https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:46:33 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - On August 6, 2025, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement on the struggles Kentucky https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-60th-anniversary-of-the-voting-rights-act-31761817-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-60th-anniversary-of-the-voting-rights-act-31761817-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - On August 5, 2025, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement on the struggles https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-backtoschool-struggles-under-cruel-and-incompetent-republicans-31761816-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-backtoschool-struggles-under-cruel-and-incompetent-republicans-31761816-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - On August 1, 2025, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Colmon Elridge released the following statement on the dismal job https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-sharp-hiring-decrease-caused-by-trump-administration-31761815-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-sharp-hiring-decrease-caused-by-trump-administration-31761815-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - On July 30, 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied Individual Assistance for https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-additional-assistance-denied-for-severe-storms-in-april-may-31760573-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-additional-assistance-denied-for-severe-storms-in-april-may-31760573-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - On July 30, 2025, the Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) celebrates the 60th anniversary of Medicaid, which Democrats created in https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-60-years-of-the-lifesaving-democratcreated-medicaid-program-31761814-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-60-years-of-the-lifesaving-democratcreated-medicaid-program-31761814-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Company’s first U.S. location expected to be operational in 2026 MADISONVILLE, KY - On July 29, 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-joins-e-hofmann-packaging-to-break-ground-on-new-43-million-production-facility-set-to-create-164-jobs-31760572-madisonville-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-joins-e-hofmann-packaging-to-break-ground-on-new-43-million-production-facility-set-to-create-164-jobs-31760572-madisonville-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Project is committing the largest number of jobs in Franklin County in 15 years FRANKFORT, KY - On July 28, 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-joins-nitto-to-cut-ribbon-on-new-facility-in-frankfort-that-will-create-220-kentucky-jobs-31760571-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-joins-nitto-to-cut-ribbon-on-new-facility-in-frankfort-that-will-create-220-kentucky-jobs-31760571-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - On July 25, 2025, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement applauding Gov. Beshear https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-release-of-96-million-snatched-by-trump-from-kentucky-schools-31760024-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-statement-on-release-of-96-million-snatched-by-trump-from-kentucky-schools-31760024-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to President Donald Trump this week asking the President to oppose congressional https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-to-president-trump-oppose-move-to-block-rescheduling-of-cannabis-31760569-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-to-president-trump-oppose-move-to-block-rescheduling-of-cannabis-31760569-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Gov. Beshear has appointed Tyler Scott https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-makes-appointments-to-kentucky-boards-and-commissions-31760570-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-makes-appointments-to-kentucky-boards-and-commissions-31760570-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Family-owned company awarded $2.34 million USDA grant to support expansion FRANKFORT, KY - On July 24, 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear announced further https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-alltech-to-expand-in-nicholasville-with-nearly-46-million-investment-creating-six-new-manufacturing-jobs-31760567-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-alltech-to-expand-in-nicholasville-with-nearly-46-million-investment-creating-six-new-manufacturing-jobs-31760567-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - On July 24, 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear provided an update on economic development, the General Fund surplus, severe weather recovery, https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-provides-team-kentucky-update-31760568-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-provides-team-kentucky-update-31760568-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - On July 23, 2025, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement denouncing https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-denounces-kentucky-republicans-for-abandoning-constituents-to-take-an-early-vacation-31760022-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kdp-denounces-kentucky-republicans-for-abandoning-constituents-to-take-an-early-vacation-31760022-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FRANKFORT, KY - On July 23, 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that President Donald Trump has approved Public Assistance for 64 counties affected by https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-federal-public-assistance-approved-for-communities-affected-by-severe-weather-in-april-and-may-31760565-frankfort-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-federal-public-assistance-approved-for-communities-affected-by-severe-weather-in-april-and-may-31760565-frankfort-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 34 homes will be for flood survivors and are out of the floodplain PRESTONSBURG, KY - On July 23, 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials in https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-local-officials-break-ground-on-highground-neighborhood-in-floyd-county-31760566-prestonsburg-ky.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/gov-beshear-local-officials-break-ground-on-highground-neighborhood-in-floyd-county-31760566-prestonsburg-ky.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600