March 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — This is “Fix a Leak Week” and officials at the Kentucky Division of Water are encouraging residents to repair small water leaks in their homes.

Minor water leaks account for more than 1 trillion gallons of water wasted each year in U.S. homes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WaterSense program.  They can account for an average of 10,000 gallons of water wasted in the home every year — enough to fill a backyard swimming pool. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Kentucky Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday, March 24, in Elizabethtown as three landowners appeal a local trial court ruling that would allow Kentucky Utilities Co. to condemn their properties for electric transmission lines. Proceedings will take place at 1:45 p.m. EDT at the Hardin County Justice Center and will be open to the public. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the award of a Community Block Development Grant (CBDG) to the city of Dover that will enhance public safety for the Mason County community. more »

Project paves way for new sidewalks, downtown connectivity

CAMPTON, KY - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Steve Beshear today presented $641,000 in Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds to the city of Campton and Wolfe County Fiscal Court for construction of a pedway connecting a nursing home and residential housing complexes to the downtown area. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - March 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The State Property and Buildings Commission (SPBC) will hold a meeting on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 2 p.m. in Room 182 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Ky. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - March 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading mortgage regulators, as Gov. Steve Beshear accepted DFI’s certificate of mortgage accreditation. more »

February 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Consumer Protection today announced an agreement has been reached with Home Service USA and Home Service USA Repair Management regarding solicitations that were mailed last month to consumers in several Kentucky counties offering water line repair services. more »

February 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Jack Conway, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced the launch of KY Kids Alert, a new statewide initiative to educate Kentucky parents and child care providers about the importance of child product recall information and to ensure that child care facilities across the Commonwealth receive these potentially lifesaving notices. As part of the KY Kids Alert initiative, approximately 1,500 Kentucky child care centers and certified family child care homes that have email addresses on file with CHFS will automatically be signed up to receive free child product recall alerts electronically from CPSC. Recall notices will also be mailed quarterly to the more than 1,400 child care facilities without an email address on file. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - February 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The State Property and Buildings Commission (SPBC) will hold a meeting on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 182 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Kentucky. more »

January 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) –
What:  A statewide count of homeless Kentuckians of all ages living in shelters, on the streets, and other places not meant for human habitation is being coordinated by Kentucky Housing Corporation. The count will also include precariously housed Kentuckians, defined as people living in substandard housing conditions, doubled- or tripled-up with family and friends, or expecting eviction within seven days. more »

January 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Southeastern Kentucky’s black bears are in their dens for the winter. Now is the perfect time for area residents to bear-proof their property before bears re-emerge in spring. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - January 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Kentucky consumers considering a mortgage now have a new online resource to make sure their lender is licensed. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - January 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission (ALCo) will hold a meeting on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 182 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601. Immediately following adjournment of the ALCo meeting, the State Property and Buildings Commission will convene (approximately 2:15 p.m.) in Room 182 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Kentucky. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - January 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Steve Beshear today announced that Kentucky families who need help paying for heat during winter’s coldest months can apply now for assistance from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), funded by the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services (HHS). more »

LEXINGTON, KY - January 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) –  “Why did gorgeous horses like those need new homes?” is a question frequently asked by disbelieving park visitors about the stunning, black Arabian horses which recently arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park. more »