KY State Supreme Court Votes Down Marsy’s Law The Kentucky State Supreme Court has voted down Marsy’s Law. In November of 2018 voters in Kentucky said yes to Marsy’s Law, a constitutional amendment that gives crime victims more rights.But the Supreme Court of Kentucky says that law was not passed correctly.Back in February, lawyers…
Crittenden County Churches And Businesses Help With Back-To-School Needs Churches and businesses are teaming up to supply everything students attending Crittenden County Schools will need, other than backpacks. The donation covers all students from pre-kindergarten to high school seniors.Family Resource and Youth Services Coordinator Crystal Wesmoland announced the collaboration in a statement Monday and…
Neighbor Of Senator Rand Paul Sells Home The neighbor convicted of attacking U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has sold his home next door to the senator.Rene Boucher pleaded guilty last year to assaulting Paul. Paul also won a civil verdict against Boucher for more than $582,000 in January.Court records in the civil case show Boucher…
Identifying The Remains Of A Local WWII Seaman The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that it has accounted for a Pikeville Navy Seaman killed in WWII.Navy Seaman 1st Class Millard Burk, Jr., 19, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941. 429 crewmen, including Burk, were killed when the ship…
Letcher County Prison Project On Hold The federal government is planning to withdraw its approval for the Letcher County prison project, according to sources talking to media outlets. The Bureau of Prison’s plans to rescind the Record of Decision are expected to be announced next week.The prison project, which was going to be built…
Ft. Campbell Soldiers Have Access To Education Program An education assistance program has been expanded to include soldiers at Fort Campbell as well as Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers throughout Kentucky.The Army Credentialing Assistance Program provides funding for training and classes that lead to certificates, licensures and credentials in more than 1,600 occupations.…
Southern Baptist Convention Meeting The Southern Baptist Convention has opened a national meeting that will be dominated by discussion of a large-scale sex-abuse crisis . Delegates are expected to adopt new abuse prevention measures and consider a proposal making it easier to expel churches that mishandle abuse cases. Source: MG News Return…
Ford Recalling Explorer SUVs Ford is recalling over 1.3 million vehicles mainly in North America to fix rear suspension and transmission control software problems.The largest recall covers over 1.2 million Explorer SUVs from 2011 through 2017. Ford says a rear suspension toe link can break if the suspension moves a lot. That can limit…
East KY Marina Prepping For Independence Day Activities Updates are still happening at the East Kentucky Marina. Tuesday, the owners of the marina at Fishtrap Lake began assembling the new floating water park. The attraction is located next to the marina campgrounds but is not currently open to the public.The owners say they wanted…
Wildlife District Representative To Be Selected The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a meeting to nominate candidates for the 7th Wildlife District representative.This meeting will take place on June 25th at 7:30 p.m. at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg. Doors will open at 6 p.m.The commission is a nine-member board comprised…