2011-04-15 Rep. Adkins performs with Don Rigsby and Midnight Call Don Rigsby and Midnight Call recorded a live album April 15 at the Center and Rep. Adkins was asked to introduce him and the band and sing a song with them. This album will be sold throughout the nation and around the world, and it's exciting to know that our Performing Arts Center provided the sound, technology and everything a major recording studio could offer for an album of this significance. Read Release 2011-03-08 CO2 pipeline bill heads to governor's desk Senate Bill 50 part of Kentucky's energy plan said Rep. Rocky Adkins
Frankfort, KY: A bill that would help build carbon dioxide pipelines in Kentucky through state incentives and eminent domain rights received final passage by an 80-17 vote yesterday in the House. Read Release 2011-03-02 Leadership East Kentucky Class of 2011 Leader Adkins, Rep. John Will Stacy and Sen. Walter Blevins welcomed and chatted with members of Leadership East Kentucky Class of 2011. Read Release 2011-02-25 House recognizes Sam Holbrook, Major League Umpire Holbrook has umpired in leagues all over the country including the Appalachian, Midwest, Carolina, Texas and Eastern Baseball Leagues. He became a Major League Baseball umpire in 1998 and since then he's umpired the 2004 All-Star Game, the 2005 Division Series, the 2007 Division Series, and the 2008 American League Championship Series.
The highest point of Sam's professional career came in 2010 when he walked onto the field at the Fall Classic and umpired the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants.
Read Release 2011-02-25 Morehead State University Cheerleaders' National Champs Honored on House Floor
Read Release 2011-02-25 Legislative News As we head into the final days of the regular session the House has passed several bills with the hope that the Senate will give them full consideration. Read Release 2011-02-16 Adkins-sponsored House Bill 340 Clears KY House 96-0
Passage would increase incentives for new energy manufacturing
Read Release 2011-01-25 Ribbon-cutting Ceremony at Morehead State University's Learning Center Rep. Adkins participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Morehead State University's Learning Center where new computers were donated by Dataseam. MSU plays an integral part of the Dataseam program which uses coal severance money, appropriated by the General Assembly, to purchase computers for schools in coal-producing counties. The new computers at MSU will assist students who need additional help in their studies. This is the first lab of its kind. In addition, Dataseam is establishing a Scholars program where five students majoring in education – particularly in the science field – will receive scholarships. Here are some pictures of the event. Read Release 2011-01-15 Morehead State University's Public Radio Front Page with host Chuck Mraz In mid January, Rep. Adkins was interviewed on Morehead State University's Public Radio Front Page program where host Chuck Mraz asked questions about the upcoming session and issues possibly facing the Kentucky General Assembly. Read Release 2011-01-04 Rep. Adkins Re-elected to Fifth Term as Majority Leader Rep. Rocky Adkins was re-elected to his fifth term as the Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives in House leadership elections held on January 4, 2011. Read Release 2010-12-11 Rep. Adkins: Coke plant worth fighting for Rep. Adkins's quote served as the headline for a Dec. 11 Ashland Daily Independent newspaper article. John Cannon of the the Daily Independent wrote that there was "little doubt about what he considers the most important economic issue in northeastern Kentucky: Keeping the AK Steel coke plant as a vital part of Ashland's economic future." Read Release 2010-12-11 Rep. Adkins: Coke plant worth fighting for Rep. Adkins's quote served as the headline for a Dec. 11 Ashland Daily Independent newspaper article. John Cannon of the the Daily Independent wrote that there was "little doubt about what he considers the most important economic issue in northeastern Kentucky: Keeping the AK Steel coke plant as a vital part of Ashland's economic future." Read Release
Don Rigsby and Midnight Call recorded a live album April 15 at the Center and Rep. Adkins was asked to introduce him and the band and sing a song with them. This album will be sold throughout the nation and around the world, and it's exciting to know that our Performing Arts Center provided the sound, technology and everything a major recording studio could offer for an album of this significance.
Leader Adkins, Rep. John Will Stacy and Sen. Walter Blevins welcomed and chatted with members of Leadership East Kentucky Class of 2011. 