A Russell County grand jury handed up a dozen indictments this week. Briley Hadley, age 24 of Russell Springs, charged with fleeing or evading police first degree, wanton endangerment first degree, criminal mischief first degree, wanton endangerment second degree, driving under the influence, reckless driving, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, and multiple traffic violations.

I LOVE a good spooky story especially this time of year. My favorite kinds are the tales passed down like a game of telephone through generations. It seems like Kentucky has a neverending fount of legends. Whenever I think I have read them all, I come across one I hadn't found before.

DANVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A man has been arrested after a narcotics investigation at a hotel in Danville. The Danville Police Department said on Friday that officers saw a man leaving the area in a Nissan Altima when he allegedly made a traffic violation. The driver stopped at...

Sunday, Oct. 27 was a big day at First Baptist Hodgenville, especially for our new pastor, Rev. William “Billy” Curle. Everyone knows him as Rev. Billy Curle, Rev. Billy, and the common name, Pastor. Rev. Curle was called to pastor at First Baptist on Sunday, May 19, 2024. He preached his first sermon as pastor on the fourth Sunday in June.

The old Washington County jailer’s house is no more. Demolition of the home began on Friday, Oct. 25, and a gravel overflow parking lot was in its place by Saturday afternoon. County Judge-Executive Tim Graves said the demolition started after offices at the courthouse closed for the day on...

Dakota Louis Meyer has lived the life of a thousand men. When duty called, he answered in a powerful way more robust than most. Now that his active service has ended, he continues to spread the ideals of patriotism with the country. At just 36 years old, Sergeant Dakota Meyer...

Houchens Industries (Columbia IGA) donated candy today (Wednesday, October 30th, 2024) to local organizations. It was distributed to the Columbia Police Department, JOY Ministries, and Summit Manor Nursing Home. Mayor Hoots commented, “We appreciate the support of Houchens Industries in our community and town.”. (Mayor Pamela Hoots)

SOMERSET, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2024) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that starting Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, KY 1323 in Adair County will be temporarily closed as crews perform bridge deck restorations. On Monday, crews will close the Bull Run Creek bridge on KY 1323 (mile point...

SPRINGFIELD — Washington County High School senior Jesse McClain has been selected as a 2025 semifinalist in the Coca-Cola Scholars Program, according to an announcement from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. The program is the largest corporate-sponsored achievement-based scholarship program in the United States. McClain is one of 1,336 students who are among the 1.27% selected from over 105,000 applications submitted from across the country. The selection process for the national program is based on academic excellence, leaderships, and service demonstrated in school and the community.

LEXINGTON, KY – The Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) presented Columbia City Clerk Woody Sharpe with a Level I Achievement in City Governance award. KLC administers the City Officials Training Center, a voluntary education program. City officials can complete education levels by attending KLC events and submittingoutside educational credit from other municipal training.

A new Liberty-Casey County Economic Development Authority Board met and will seek a new direction for the public entity. The board will also entertain offers to sell the Casey County Community and Education Center on Pettyjohn Street, as the building has lain empty for nearly 11 months. At a meeting...

’26 place kicker proved the difference in the Campbellsville game. Football is a game of inches. That saying is attributed to the late, great Vince Lombardi and the full quote was “Football is a game of inches and inches make the champion.” Emphasis supplied. Friday night, against the top ranked team in the KHSAA’s 1A classification (Campbellsville), the KCD Bearcats were just inches away from either victory or defeat. That is when place kicker, Colt Mizuguchi, put his teammates on his back and split the uprights on two PATs which would ultimately comprise the final margin. We don’t give place kicker enough credit, but we are giving this particular one some added protein.

Williamsburg, KY – The Patriots men's basketball team opened their 2024-25 campaign with a dominant 110-60 victory over Campbellsville University Harrodsburg on Tuesday evening. This marks the second straight season that the Pats have begun the season with a win over the Pioneers, scoring triple digits. 12 different Patriots...

Columbia, KY – The (RV) Cumberlands volleyball team jumped out to a fast start, however, it wasn't enough as they fell to Lindsey Wilson 3-1 (25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 16-25) Tuesday night. The Patriots move to 29-4 on the year and 8-3 in conference play. Sara Zampedri led the way...

The Danville passing game produced one of its best performances of the season but was unable to produce any points Friday as the Admirals fell to Breathitt County 50-0 at Jackson. Quarterback Naythan Doyle had a season-high 21 completions for the Admirals and threw for 136 yards. But Danville (0-9, 0-3 District 2A-6) was turned […] The post Danville passing game improves in loss to Breathitt appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.

“A dream is wish your heart makes,” and for Centre College Art student Alexis Gribbins, she has set her eyes on the future as she paves her way for her career — setting her aspirations high. Nelson County High School graduate and current Centre College junior, Gribbins is...

Washington County Fiscal Court is looking to fill vacancies at the County Road Department. County Judge-Executive Tim Graves said they have received several applications for road department positions and the hiring committee will begin interviewing for the position of Assistant Road Supervisor this week. The position became vacant when Tommy Warner was promoted to Road Supervisor to replace Dale Mann last month. Graves said the county also needs people to drive the snowplow trucks this winter. The hiring committee will also be reviewing those applications.

Russell County EMS has a new leader, but he’s no stranger to the local ambulance service. Last week, the local ambulance board named Charles Shepherd as the interim director for Russell County EMS. Shepherd spoke to WJRS yesterday, where he talked about what he hopes to bring to EMS.

Sazerac Company, one of the most recognized names in the spirits industry, is holding an exclusive online auction to raise funds for the American Red Cross’s relief efforts for Hurricanes Milton and

The Kentucky Archives Institute, held at Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives in Frankfort, was held on Friday, October 18, 2024. For more than thirty-five years the staff at KDLA have hosted an institute where attendees may learn about the holdings of the Archives, how to use these valuable resources in research and more. The 2024 program was a little different as one of the sessions concentrated on how to deal with wet documents and other items–how to immediately salvage, how to store, and how to prepare for professional reclamation if called for. These photos are from this session and depict various teams working to triage photos, newspaper items, and much more.