Governor Andy Beshear has put a call out to people in six counties asking them to help in the preparation and delivery of meals to senior citizens and students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schools and senior citizen centers were ordered closed by Beshear within the last two weeks as a precaution to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. During Tuesday afternoon’s briefing, Beshear named Trigg and Christian counties among the six that needed additional help in preparing and delivering meals.
That news came as a surprise to Trigg County Judge-executive Hollis Alexander who told the News Edge he felt the needs of residents are being met.
Alexander says there has been no shortage of offers for help by residents of the county.
Meanwhile, Christian County Judge-executive Steve Tribble is also confused as to why the governor mentioned Christian County among the counties needing help preparing and delivering meals.
On Wednesday, Tribble learned possible complaints were called into the new statewide hotline that was established to report businesses not following recent mandates.
Alexander says around 75 meals per day are prepared and delivered by the senior center. In addition, Paula Dickerson, Trigg County Schools Food Service Director says they serve and deliver around 1,100 meals per day throughout the county. Tribble was unsure how many meals have been served daily by the senior center, but the Christian County Public School system reports they prepare and deliver more than 2,200 meals per day.
Both judge-executives say they are grateful for the offers of help and say if you know of someone needing assistance to contact their respective offices.