This past fall, Kentucky 811 asked local photographers of all levels to submit photographs that capture the beauty of Kentucky for a chance to be featured in our limited-edition 2026 calendar. Twelve photos were selected for the calendar and the top three were awarded prizes. The top three winners are featured below. Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to everyone who participated!
Read MoreDecember 17, 2025
This past fall, Kentucky 811 asked local photographers of all levels to submit photographs that capture the beauty of Kentucky for a chance to be featured in our limited-edition 2026 calendar. Twelve photos were selected for the calendar and the top three were awarded prizes. The top three winners are featured below. Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to everyone who participated!
Read MoreOctober 27, 2025
On October 22, 2025, Kentucky 811 members gathered at the 2025 Safety Connection and voted on incoming KY811 Board members for 2026. There was also a vote amongst the board for finishing terms. Together, the Board looks forward to welcoming five new members in 2026!
Read MoreIn December 2021, an EF4 tornado hit Mayfield, Kentucky, inflicting unimagine damage and destruction on the area. In July 2022, historic floods washed over Whitesburg and Hindman, destroying physical memories and ruining structures with over five feet of water. Unfortunately, the Bluegrass state is no stranger to weather-inflicted disasters, but the people here are built with resilience and never fail to act quickly in helping one another recover.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2025
Kentucky 811 has created a variety of creative short promotional videos designed to make a major impact on viewers and remind them of the importance of safe digging. These videos are now available on Kentucky811.org for members to use however they see fit—perhaps to kick off a team meeting, for use within a presentation, or linked on their own website.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2025
Dig into all things KY811 and look back at the variety of work completed over the past year with the 2024 Kentucky 811 Annual Report! These efforts have been vital to our organization’s continued success, and our team is excited to share the statewide impact with you.
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2025
Kentucky 811 invites all damage prevention stakeholder organizations to showcase their commitment to underground facility safety by becoming a Partner in Safety through KY811’s new exclusive membership program.
Read MoreNovember 22, 2024
Anytime someone contacts Kentucky 811, it sets off a chain reaction of responses all intended to help you achieve safer and smoother results from your digging project. Keep reading to see what happens from start to finish when you submit a locate request.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2024
Join us for Kentucky’s premier underground facility damage prevention and excavation safety conference.
July 12, 2024
The 2024 Kentucky 811 Annual Report is now available! The variety of work completed over the last year has been instrumental to our organization’s continued success, and we’re excited to share the impact with you. Covering everything KY811, the report includes an organization chart, current membership stats, operations activity and efficiencies, financial information, and education/outreach efforts. Click the button below to access it now.
June 4, 2024
Kentucky 811 understands how important of a role up-to-date member notification areas and base maps play in keeping our state’s underground infrastructure safe from excavation-related damages. Because of this, we’ve worked with One Call Concepts (OCC) to make the process for updating both notification area polygons and base maps easier than ever before. Keep reading for ways to help keep this information up to date.
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