

Power outages in this part of the state have caused many local stores to close, thus eliminating shopping choices for WIC participants in the area. The agreement, which began Thursday, will affect residents living in the Paducah, Ky., area (Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, Graves, McCracken and Marshall counties), many of whom are without power due to recent ice storms. Kentucky has entered into an agreement with the state of Tennessee to assure that Kentucky participants in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will be able to purchase nutritious food items during massive power outages. Kentucky, Tennessee reach agreement on WIC
