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CENTRAL CITY, Ky. (WEHT) – Lu-Ray Park in Central City is filled with family, friends, and supporters of those who served in the armed forces. Those involved in conflicts beginning with World War II were recognized for their service. When called, each group would take a picture, holding up numbers associated with their names. Organizers […]
KENTUCKY (WFIE) - Voters in places like Madisonville, Morganfield and Muhlenberg County voted in local races for mayor and county judge executive. Incumbent Mayor Kevin Cotton was reelected. He was running against Jacob Adams in Madisonville. Cotton served as a first responder and business owner before he won his mayoral...
The Barren County Judicial Center Project Development Board unanimously approved a $1,620,143.38 disbursement request for the judicial center project during its recent regular Zoom meeting. Barren District Judge Gabe Pendleton moved to approve disbursement request No. 36. Citizen representative Joan Norris seconded the motion. Architect representative Adam Gillett said that...
Greg Davenport says he’s not opposed to progress. But he has serious misgivings when it comes to a proposed 16-inch natural gas pipeline that a public agency wants to run through his family’s Christian County farm, property his family has owned since the 1940s. “Basically, they said, ‘Sign...
POWDERLY, Ky. (WFIE) – A Powderly City Council race ended in a tie between an uncle and his nephew. The uncle then stepped aside. Patrick Tucker and his uncle, Ronnie McIntosh, each received 68 votes in Tuesday’s election. That left them tied for the fourth and final seat on the council, according to unofficial results.
BRADD is seeking public input on strategic plans in Barren, Monroe and Logan counties. Residents can weigh in on housing, downtown development, infrastructure, transportation and disaster preparedness. Public meetings are planned for Nov. 9 in Barren and Monroe counties and Nov. 10 in Logan County. For Context. The public forums...
In one of the closest local contests of the election cycle, the race for Mayor of Guthrie has come down to a razor-thin margin. According to unofficial election totals released by the Todd County Clerk’s Office, City Councilman Zollie Rose edged out former Mayor Scott Marshall by just 10 votes, leading 159 to 149.
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren RECC says power has been restored. WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – A power outage is currently affecting nearly 1,200 households in the Plum Springs area, according to Warren RECC on Wednesday morning. In a social media post, Warren RECC stated the outage occurred in...
TODD COUNTY, Ky. – Firefighters battled a house fire Wednesday morning in Todd County. Trenton Fire Department Chief John Stahl told WEKT Radio that units responded to a report of a two-story house fire. When units arrived, firefighters located the home fully engulfed in flames. No injuries have been...
The present Glasgow Independent Schools Board of Education members who were running for re-election will continue on the board. There were four people running for the three seats on the board. Jonathan Talley was running as a first-time candidate for office. Incumbents William Thornbury, Barret Lessenberry and Reggie Hayden held off the challenger.
GLASGOW, Ky. – The Barren County Family YMCA announced a leadership transition Thursday. According to a media release, CEO and Executive Director Tara Bailey has accepted the position of Executive Director at the Northeast Family YMCA of Greater Louisville. Bailey has served the YMCA since July 2018. She has...
To ensure the accuracy and integrity of local vote tallies, the Todd County Board of Elections will perform a public hand-to-eye audit of a randomly selected race and machine. The audit is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Friday at the 1976 Todd County Courthouse. Conducted pursuant to state law, the...
Find up-to-the-minute November 3 election results from Sumner County, Tennessee.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — A Bowling Green Navy veteran is bringing a patriotic twist to his family’s holiday light show, with a special Veterans Day display featuring red, white and blue lights synchronized to music. Jason Thomas spent 23 years in the Navy before retiring as a...
WARREN COUNTY, Ky. — Barry Brown will bring a focus on responsible growth, infrastructure and transparency to Warren County Fiscal Court after defeating incumbent Rick Williams in the Nov. 3 election. Brown received 2,933 votes, or 53.2% of the vote, compared with Williams’ 2,577 votes, according to unofficial election...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Veterans and active-duty military members can take advantage of free meals at participating restaurants on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11. Local McDonald’s restaurants, Shoney’s, White Castle, Outback Steakhouse and Applebee’s have announced offers to thank those who have served. Participation and requirements vary by restaurant.
The Cave City City Council will have three new members when it seats in January. Lindsey J. Lawhon, James Wesley Pedigo and Chris Adwell each made the Top 6 in votes in the general election that conclude Tuesday. There were nine candidates running for the six available seats on the...
Citizens in Barren County magisterial District 6 will have a new representative when the Barren County Fiscal Court is officially sworn in. Challenger Steven D. Gibson defeated incumbent Ronnie Stinson for the seat according to unofficial results from the general election that ended Tuesday. The district covers both Cave City and Park City in the northwest area of the county.