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Lady Maroons Battle Elements for 8th Place Finish at Marshall County (w/PHOTOS)
The Madisonville-North Hopkins Lady Maroons had to battle the weather and a set of interesting pin placements at Tuesday’s Marshall County Invitational at the Calvert City Country Club. The Lady Maroons brought home an 8th-place finish. Reagan Ramsey led the team with a score of 109, followed by Addison...
OVL semifinals headed to Game 3’s
Both Ohio Valley League semifinal series will be decided in a Game 3 Wednesday night. Fifth seed Fulton upset top seed Madisonville 8-5 Tuesday night in Fulton to tie their series at 1-1. Meanwhile, in Paducah, the third-seed Chiefs held off the second seed Henderson Flash 5-2. Madisonville is scheduled...
Police: Man hides meth in pocket during arrest, gets charged with drug trafficking
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WEVV) — A 25-year-old man was charged with several crimes including meth trafficking in Madisonville after police say they caught him with drugs. Officers say they spotted Tyler Bivins at the One Stop on South Main Street Tuesday night, and knew he had a warrant for his arrest.
Hopkins County-Madisonville Fair returns with rodeo
The Hopkins County-Madisonville Fair is rolling back into town from August 2 to August 10 and will include carnival rides, pageants, live music, FFA and 4-H exhibits and the Bullwhip Rodeo. The rodeo is set for August 5 and 6 and will feature a variety of events such as bull...
HTF Preview: Madisonville football returns potent rushing attack in 2024
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WEHT) – Madisonville-North Hopkins football is coming off an 8-3 record in 2023. The Maroons are looking to be an even more dangerous team in 2024. They are returning both of their 1,000 rushers in Kanyon Johnson and Markezz Hightower. The dynamic duo are a QB and RB combo. MNH head coach, Chris […]
Blessings in a Backpack appoints someone to board of directors
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Officials say Blessings in a Backpack, the only national organization solely dedicated to feeding kids on the weekend, has appointed Thomas Tucker, deputy commissioner and chief equity officer for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), as the board’s newest member. Officials say Tucker boasts nearly 40 years of experience in public education, including roles as […]
KY Authorities Have Discovered Card Skimmers in Retail, Grocery Stores
I don't classify myself as a paranoid person, but I've got to be honest with you, when I first learned of the existence of card skimmers, my paranoia amped up a bit. With progress comes convenience but also nefariousness. It seems every form of new technology developed to make our lives easier can also be manipulated to make our lives, in some cases, a nightmare. And because of identity theft, even more new technology must be created--and rather quickly, too--to counteract the behavior of bad actors.
Update from Dr. Rand Paul
Recently, I had the honor of attending a morning meet and greet hosted by Mayor Pamela Hoots at the local VFW chapter in Columbia. It was a great opportunity to connect with our dedicated law enforcement officers and community members. We had meaningful discussions about critical issues affecting our nation, including the urgent need to protect our cities and secure our border.
MAGA Republican Takes Shocking Stand on Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie is openly feuding with the pro-Israel lobby ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. The Republican representative, part of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, is the only GOP member who said he would boycott Netanyahu’s Wednesday speech. “Today Congress will undertake political theater on behalf of the State Department. The purpose of having Netanyahu address Congress is to bolster his political standing in Israel and to quell int’l opposition to his war,” Massie wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “I don’t feel like being a prop so I won’t be attending.” In response, the...
Kentucky Amazon workers to join Illinois Teamsters on strike amid ‘unfair labor practice’ charges
Situated at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Amazon's KCVG air Hub facility reportedly began organizing with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) "earlier this year," according to a news release.
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