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Virtual 2024 Year in Review Meeting on Feb. 27

Mark your calendars – the Kentucky 811 2024 Year in Review Meeting is happening virtually on February 27, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET via Microsoft Teams. Join us at this annual review meeting to take a look back at KY811’s efforts over the past year and discuss goals for 2025.

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February 11, 2025

Virtual 2024 Year in Review Meeting on Feb. 27

Mark your calendars – the Kentucky 811 2024 Year in Review Meeting is happening virtually on February 27, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET via Microsoft Teams. Join us at this annual review meeting to take a look back at KY811’s efforts over the past year and discuss goals for 2025.

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January 16, 2025

Become a Partner in Safety with Kentucky 811

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.

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January 8, 2025

Congrats to Our 2025 Calendar Photo Contest Winners!

This past fall, Kentucky 811 asked local photographers of all levels to submit original photographs that capture the beauty and spirit of the Bluegrass State for a chance to be featured in our limited-edition 2025 calendar. Twelve photos were selected and the top three were awarded prizes. See those top three images below.

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who participated!

First Place: Rodney Hendrickson – Harlan County

Second Place: Karen Taylor – Livingston County

Third Place: Paul Blanton – Trigg County

November 22, 2024

What Happens When I Contact 811?

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.

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September 23, 2024

2025 Safety Connection

October 20–22, 2025
Lexington, KY – Lexington Marriott City Center

Join us for Kentucky’s premier underground facility damage prevention and excavation safety conference.

2025 Safety Connection Details

July 12, 2024

2024 Kentucky 811 Annual Report: Now Available

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.

Read the 2024 Annual Report

June 4, 2024

How to Update KY 811 Member Notification Areas & Maps

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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April 18, 2024

FREE On-Site Damage Prevention Training Available

At Kentucky 811, we believe that safe digging education and training is vital to preventing damages and keeping our communities safe. That’s why we go the extra mile to ensure your organization is well versed in the latest dig laws, safety practices, and Kentucky 811 services through free on-site trainings.

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FREE 811 Promo Items

Need promotional items for your next event or giveaway? With options ranging from color code hard hat stickers to carpenter pencils, the KY 811 store has you covered with a wide variety of 811 promo items and swag to spread the safe digging message.

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April 17, 2024

Kentucky 811 Magazine

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