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• Healthcare premiums for county employees increasing

  08-11-2026 21:00 via State-Journal
  
  Franklin County employees are set to pay more for their Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield health insurance in the coming year after the fiscal court on Wednesday approved changes to the county’s employee insurance contributions due to a sharp increase in premiums.6th District Magistrate Eric Whisman cast the sole “no” vote on the authorization.
  The alterations come as the county faces an increase in annual insurance costs, bringing its total insurance bill to roughly $1,767,014. County o
  
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• Franklin County receives Recovery Ready Certification

  08-11-2026 21:00 via State-Journal
  
  Gov. Andy Beshear, during his Team Kentucky update Wednesday, announced that Franklin County has become the most recent county to achieve Recovery Ready Certification status.
  Charles Kendell, Franklin County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy (ASAP) coordinator, accepted the certification on behalf of ASAP and the community.
  The Recovery Ready Communities Certification Program is designed to provide a quality measure of a city or county’s substance use disorder (SUD) recovery efforts.
  The progr
  
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• Franklin County Health Department, partners awarded grant

  08-11-2026 21:00 via State-Journal
  
  In a major boost for local treatment, recovery and prevention initiatives, the
  Franklin County Health Department (FCHD) has been named as one of 87 organizations nationally to be awarded funding through the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact grant.
  Offered by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), RCORP-Impact supports measurable improvements in access to integrated, coordinated, and sustainable services for substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid
  
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