All projects will build a stronger, better Western Kentucky by supporting education and job training and providing modern infrastructure.

Virtual county meetings have lowered the barrier for civic engagement, allowing residents to listen and chime in while managing their households or avoiding long trips to the courthouse to attend public hearings.

This page includes links to resources related to the KACo Leadership Institute course held on April 22, 2021.

The 2021 Legislative Session was short but eventful, with legislators addressing many important county issues.

HB 320 sets aside $250 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to provide broadband access to unserved and underserved areas in Kentucky and allows electric coops to deploy broadband services.

At the last minute, lawmakers amended legislation to allocate millions of dollars to county jails devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the final hours of session, the General Assembly gutted a bill and allocated millions of the state’s American Rescue Plan Acts dollars to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) for drinking water and wastewater programs.

HB 556, sponsored by Rep. Danny Bentley and co-sponsored by Rep. Jason Petrie, allocates $20 million to the Rural Hospital Operations and Facilities Revolving Loan Fund.