KY Woman Sentenced In Deadly Car Crash A Kentucky woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a deadly car crash.The Daily News of Bowling Green reports 49-year-old Lee Ann Tarry, of Glasgow, was sentenced Monday. She previously pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and operating a motor vehicle while under the…
Improvement To KY Teachers’ Pension System A report by Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon shows the pension system for teachers is on more solid ground.Harmon says the financial statement audit of the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement Systems shows that its fiduciary net position increased by some $600 million. The review shows the amount rose to $21.9…
Leslie County Animal Shelter Undergoing Renovations The Leslie County Animal Shelter is temporarily closing its doors to the public for a few months, but no worries, the animals are still being taken care of. “Nothing has really changed it’s just we’re not adopting, but we’re taking care of the animals,” said Leslie County Judge…
Governor Matt Bevin Sets Special Election Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has set a special election to fill a state Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Dan Seum of Louisville.The special election will be Jan. 14 for the 38th District seat, which covers Bullitt County and part of Louisville.The 79-year-old Republican lawmaker announced…
Water Line Break Disrupts Service A water line break has caused problems for some customers along Highway 80. Officials with Perry County Schools tell media outlets East Perry Elementary School was closed on Monday due to the outage.A release from the City of Hazard states a break in a 10″ section of the mainline…
Discussing Water Issues In Eastern KY The University of Kentucky’s Appalachian Center is hosting a student-led series of events designed to bring awareness to water issues in eastern Kentucky and beyond.The events Monday through Thursday will focus on ecology, infrastructure and bottled water, and highlight organizations working on water-related issues.The Appalachian Center is based…
WestCare Emergency Shelter In Pike County Needs Donations The WestCare Emergency Shelter in Pike County is in need of donations.”We usually keep around 30 beds. But it has increased to 45 due to the cold weather months,” explained Natasha Newsom.Newsom is a Case Manager at the shelter. She said these higher numbers can lead…
Two Men Burglarize Church Deputies say two men burglarized a church in Laurel County.Deputies arrested Leonard Jones and Vernon Wilson on Saturday. Surveillance footage led deputies to the suspects.Deputies say they burglarized Hazel Patch Church, and caused more than $1,000 in damage to the doors.Jones was charged with burglary, criminal mischief, possession of a…
Town Of Corbin Is Celebrating Christmas The town of Corbin is hoping to bring some of the feeling of an Old Fashioned Christmas to the town. We’ve always heard about the ‘good old days’ and always wanted to come back to that and it is nice helping to bring that back and make downtown…
Time For Winter Preparedness Now is the time to prepare for whatever winter may bring and the National Weather Service offices that serve the state of Kentucky along with the Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee and Kentucky Emergency Management have designated December 1-7 as Winter Weather Awareness Week across the Commonwealth. Each year, dozens of…