Somerset —
Despite oppressive heat, the big names still came out Thursday for the groundbreaking of the new Total Rehab facility in MedPark West. The Total Rehab facility, founded in 2001 by physical therapists Jeff Parmelee and Terry Randall, provides rehabilitation services to patients who have had orthopedic injuries, surgeries or fractures, or athletic and work-related injuries. For years, the organization has rented a space on Bogle Street behind Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, but construction officially began on a new facility owned by Total Rehab with a groundbreaking ceremony in the new MedPark West area off of Hail Knob Road, a collection of medical buildings and state-of-the-art health care technology. The new building was made possible through an SBA 504 loan obtained this year through SKED (Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation). In its first year as a U.S. Small Business Administration Certified Development Company, SKED staff has worked with eight business owners from around the Commonwealth to leverage a private investment of $21 million and create 112 new jobs in the region, according to SKED executive director Greg Jones. “SKED’s certification as an SBA CDC has enabled us to assist business professional like Terry and Jeff to acquire the financing they need at the time when they need it most,” said Jones. “Together, they’ve brought a valuable medical service to the region. We are please to help them expand her and continue that service.” Randall said that the load allowed Total Rehab to move the project “off the drawing board and into reality,” and thanked SKED for its invaluable help. He expects the project to take about 10 months to build, and thinks it could create eight to 10 new jobs for the company. “We are here at this groundbreaking because of our staff, which is very talented and dedicated and passionate,” said Randall. “That has allowed us to grow and come to this point. We think that in the future, we’ll have a better facility, but it will still depend on our staff and how good they are as to our quality of care.” Several individuals spoke at the groundbreaking, including Randall, Parmelee, Jones, and U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers, who was pleased to see further economic and health care-related growth here in his Fifth Congressional District. “It’s another great development in the medical community here, which is growing to be a major asset for the whole region,” said Rogers. “I’m pleased to be here to be a part of the progress taking place.”Local News
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Congressman Hal Rogers speaks at the groundbreaking for the new Total Rehab facility at MedPark West on Thursday. Chris Harris Photo
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Pulaski County is not at war. The booming you may hear at dusk is mock cannon fire to scare away birds.
Stuart Spillman, environmental director for the Lake Cumberland Health Department, said at least three cannons are on loan from the department to residents who want to scare away swarms of starlings and blackbirds settling in to roost.
He said a cannon is being used by a resident on Laura Lane off Ky. 39; another is in the Oak Hill Road area and a third is on Ashurst Street in the eastern part of Somerset.
Spillman said a timer on each cannon allows it to “fire” at whatever frequency is desired. The cannons must be used as the birds circle before going to roost. “After they settle in, nothing will chase them out,” Spillman said.
The Health Department doesn’t operate the cannons unless there is a specific complaint in an area where there are lots of birds, Spillman noted. He said so far this year the birds are not as bad as in the past. -
Boil water advisory is lifted countywide
The water controversy that Pulaski County has been boiling over — so to speak — for the last week is finally over.
At 10 minutes after noon Wednesday, the “boil water” advisory for the Western Pulaski Water District was lifted — almost a full week after the problems began around 1 p.m. last Thursday.
Prior to that, the Somerset Water Service — along with the other water providers in its system, including Science Hill Water, Southeastern Water, and Eubank Water — lifted their advisories, with Somerset on Saturday afternoon and the last, Southeastern, by Monday morning. Western Pulaski was the last in the system to complete sample testing for potential contaminants, due to not being able to access its Pikeville-based testing lab until Monday.
Somerset Mayor Eddie Girdler thanked the public for its patience and understanding during the duration of the boil water advisory — put in place to keep citizens from drinking water that could have been contaminated after an accident last Thursday at the water plant site — and also thanked all the city employees for their hard work during this time.
“The boil water advisory went about as well as would be expected,” said Girdler.
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