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FATAL WRONG-WAY COLLISION ON INTERSTATE 69 IN WEBSTER COUNTY, KENTUCKY
SLAUGHTERS, KY – On Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at approximately 1:32 a.m. (CT), the Webster County Sheriff’s Department requested KSP Post 2 to investigate a fatal collision on Interstate 69. Preliminary investigation revealed that Dexter B. George, 30, of Greenville, KY was operating a silver Ford F-350 southbound...
PeADD Officials Approve Considerable Budget For 2025
County and city officials ratified the 2024-25 Pennyrile Area Development District budget last week, bringing definition to what the next fiscal year should look like for local municipalities. Kevin Cotton, PeADD treasurer and mayor of Madisonville, made four notes on ledger expectations:. *First, total revenues are projected at $25.9 million,...
First-Place Miners Bury Hoppers 11-1
With the Ohio Valley League regular season winding down, the Madisonville Miners maintained their hold on the top spot in the standings with an 11-1 victory over the visiting Hoptown Hoppers on Wednesday. Madisonville improved to 23-15 with its third victory in a row while handing the Hoptown a second...
Badgett Family Makes Significant Multi-Year Gift To Murray State
Photo: From left to right: Bentley Badgett and Rhea Ashby, president and vice president of the J. Rogers Badgett Sr. Foundation. Murray State University has announced that the Badgett family and the J. Rogers Badgett Sr. Foundation of Madisonville, Kentucky, have made a significant multi-year commitment to the College of Education and Human Services through the Murray State University Foundation. The Badgett family has a rich history of supporting education throughout western Kentucky and began their support of Murray State more than 15 years ago. The family honors the legacy of Mr. Rogers Badgett, who established the Badgett Construction Company and Badgett Mine Stripping Corporation (1943-1976). Mr. Badgett was known as a “Working Man’s Man”; however, he understood the need for formal education and support. Throughout his life, he found many ways to encourage and promote the importance of higher education.
Local News Thursday, July 18
6WESTERN KENTUCKY 0717 The National Weather Service says the weather through Saturday looks to be our best weather in weeks. 23MADISONVILLE 0716 Murray State University wants an active role in the new state police academy that will be located in Madisonville. Their research found that the academy will add about a million dollars a year into the local economy. They also stated that that is a conservative figure. Madisonville Police Chief Steve Bryan says support for the new training site has been impressive.
Ky. Baptist churches invited to be part of giving out 10,000 Christmas backpacks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – It is not too late to be part of making Christmas more joyful for Kentucky children living in poverty and to children in the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s SEND City of Cincinnati. The Kentucky Baptist Convention Backpack Program has a goal of collecting 10,000 backpacks...
Somewhere KY or TN, USA
This was shot during a road trip to Kentucky and Tennessee. My wife and I flew to Louisville and drove to Nashville via Bowling Green, where we visited my daughter and continued on. Coming from the New York metropolitan area, it is refreshing to see the horizon line of the Midwest.
New game with old school style lets players side scroll past Ky. tourist attractions
From Cave City’s Dinosaur World and the Forest Giants of Shepherdsville to the giant Fork in the Road in Franklin, a free game developed by Kentucky Tourism gives people the chance to explore some of the Bluegrass State’s more off-the-beaten-path attractions. The Great Big Kentucky Adventure – released...
Kentucky Parents of Public School Students Check Your Mailbox For Summer EBT Program Benefits
So, the other day we received a letter in the mail and a surprise we were not expecting. Two envelopes from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department of Community Based Services. One was a letter about the Summer EBT program and the other was an...
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