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Fort Knox announces gate closures ahead of Labor Day Weekend; cemeteries open Sunday
Fort Knox is announcing gate closures ahead of Labor Day weekend. According to the U.S. Army Fort Knox Facebook page, while the Chaffee Gate will remain open 24/7, the Brandenburg Gate will be closed Friday through Monday and the Wilson Gate will be closed Saturday through Monday. Additionally, the Chaffee Avenue on-ramps to U.S. 31W will be closed Saturday through Monday.
Proposal to erase unpaid medical debt in Fayette County heard at City Hall
Lexington City Council members are considering ways to help local citizens deal with unpaid medical bills. Members of a Council committee took in a presentation Tuesday by a non-profit working in that space.
U of L’s Pat Kelsey likes the team that Mark Pope put together. ‘He’s like Noah’s Ark.’
Kentucky’s Mark Pope and Louisville’s Pat Kelsey shared a stage Wednesday, and they talked about taking over two historic college basketball programs and what’s next for the rivalry.
Kentucky high school football picks for Week 2 games with Louisville-area teams
Here are the Week 2 high school football picks from The Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes, Brooks Holton and Prince James Story and WHAS-11’s Kent Spencer. Kickoff times are up to date but subject to change because of the forecast for excessive heat. ...
Circumstances Force Futrell To Resign From Cadiz Council
In Kentucky, it isn’t often that a city council person must resign to follow state law and the Commonwealth’s Public Pension Authority, in order to meet specific guidelines about credited time in the County Employee Retirement System and the Kentucky Teacher Retirement System. But such is the case...
Sports Update: Wednesday, Aug. 28th, 2024
Somerset Christian School secured a 4-2 victory over Casey County. Southwestern Lady Warriors dominated McCreary Central with an 8-0 win. Rockcastle County edged out the Somerset Lady Briar Jumpers in a close 3-2 match. College Volleyball. The No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats faced off against the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers in...
Kentucky high schools dealing with the extreme heat
PARIS, Ky. (FOX 56) — The heat this week is no joke, and it’s affecting almost every aspect of our lives, even forcing many local schools to cancel practices and games and alter how teams practice outside in the elements. “At the end of the day, it’s about...
Militia group member sentenced to 5 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A militia group member who communicated with other far-right extremists while they stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison. For weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, Kentucky electrician Dan Edwin Wilson planned with others to attack the Capitol and...
Mayfield City Council passes ad valorem tax ordinance
MAYFIELD, Ky. — The Mayfield City Council held a special meeting Wednesday where it passed a second reading of a fiscal ordinance officially solidifying an ad valorem tax. City Clerk Karen Wilson said an ad valorem tax is levied annually and will go into effect on Oct. 1 for 2024.
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