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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 07 > With some rural towns still cut off, Kentucky keeps talking - creatively

With some rural towns still cut off, Kentucky keeps talking - creatively

A radio station with a generator and a mayor with an iPod dish the updates

By Jeffrey McMurray and Bruce Schreiner / The Bulletin
February 7, 2009

MURRAY, Ky. — When an ice storm brought down telephone poles and power lines across much of Kentucky, one small-town mayor pulled out his iPhone and began tapping away, posting rapid-fire updates on Facebook to let his constituents know what was going on.

“Will is glad to....

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