🌱 How could Kentucky Power’s rate case affect Hazard electric bills?

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• How could Kentucky Power’s rate case affect Hazard electric bills?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 49 and low of 38 degrees.
• Wednesday: Low clouds, temps: high: 51, low: 43.
• Thursday: Breezy; rain in the afternoon, with a high of 58 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PSC agrees to talk with Ky. Power about potential settlement in rate case (mountain-topmedia.com) — Kentucky Power’s proposed 15 percent rate hike, which could raise average residential bills by about $28, is moving into settlement talks with state regulators. After strong public pushback in Pike County, another key hearing will take place in Hazard this week, giving local residents a chance to be heard.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Children's Story Hour
  Floyd County Library , 161 N Arnold Ave , Prestonsburg
  1:00 pm
• Info Session: Launch + Leap: A Clay County Business Accelerator
  Eastern Kentucky University , 50 University Dr , Manchester
  4:30 pm
• Johnson County Democratic Women's Club
  Johnson County Public Library , 444 Main St , Paintsville
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• CPR Training Setiup
  Lendell Smith Conference Room , 752 Hazard Rd , Whitesburg
  4:00 pm
• CPR/AED/Medication Administration Training
  Lendell Smith Conference Room , 752 Hazard Rd , Whitesburg
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Christmas Celebration!
  Jenkins Independent Jenkins, KY 41537
• The Very Hungry Holiday Bookworm
  Laurel County Public Library , 120 College Park Dr , London
  6:00 pm
• Live Music @ La Cabana
  La Cabana Mexican Restaurant , 1289 Natural Bridge Rd , Slade
  6:30 pm
• Diamond Rio
  Mountain Arts Center , 50 Hal Rogers Dr , Prestonsburg
  7:00 pm
• Live Music @ Steakout 145
  145 Roadhouse , 148 Main St , Campton
  8:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Christmas Program
  Jenkins Independent Jenkins, KY 41537
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Hazard. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Biscuit Maker in Hazard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hazard here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jackson

• Sr. Mary Joseph Mead (thewayneherald.com)
• Barren County Property Transfers for the week of December 8, 2025 (wcluradio.com)

Pikeville

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