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Several area restaurants closing citing lack of workers, high food cost
PADUCAH — Two popular local restaurants — The Farm in La Center, and Fristoe’s Restaurant in Hickory — will close their doors for good on Saturday. The news comes after Rocket Fired Pizza in Paducah closed and as MLC’s Family Restaurant at Southern Pride Truck Stop off Interstate 24 Exit 16 is scheduled to close in mid-September.
Meth, guns found at West Edmunds Street home in Hopkinsville
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – The Hopkinsville Police Department has charged two people with drug trafficking after a large amount of methamphetamine was found in a residence. The arrest occurred on Aug. 28 at West Edmunds Street in Hopkinsville, according to a news release from HPD. Members of...
Names released in deadly EKY shooting
WOOTON, Ky. (WYMT) - On Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 at around 3:32 a.m., Kentucky State Police, Post 13, received a call for assistance from the Leslie County Sheriff’s Office, in regards to a shooting complaint on Cutshin Road in Leslie County. Upon arrival to scene KSP found Mary M....
Multi-vehicle crash in Pulaski Co.
SOMERSET, Ky. (WYMT) - Fire crews were sent to a motorcycle and pickup accident on Hwy 39/Valley Station Dr. After Somerset-Pulaski County EMS and Somerset Police arrived at the scene they provided care to the injured drivers, conducted traffic control, and set up a landing zone for medical transport. One...
Woman Charged With Theft Of Identity
A Hopkinsville woman was charged with theft of identity after a disturbance on West 7th Street Wednesday afternoon. Hopkinsville Police say they responded behind the Subway for a disturbance and found 22-year-old Jalayshia Bussell and a female who was bleeding from her mouth. Bussell reportedly gave officers someone else’s birthday...
Migratory bird hunting season begins this weekend
No matter whether taking aim involves drawing a bow, lining up iron sights or peering through a scope, hunting seasons for more than a dozen game species open in Kentucky each fall. Before you take to the field, familiarize yourself with the rules. The 2024-25 Kentucky Hunting Guide for Migratory Birds and Waterfowl, from the […] The post Migratory bird hunting season begins this weekend appeared first on Harlan Enterprise.
State on track to see the next individual income tax cut in 2026
By Rep. Daniel Elliott Six years ago Kentucky’s individual income tax was 6%. While that seems like a low number, consider that the average Kentuckian worked the first three full weeks of January, 15.6 work days to be exact, just to pay their annual individual income tax. While taxes are a necessary function of government […] The post State on track to see the next individual income tax cut in 2026 appeared first on The Advocate-Messenger.
NWS: Microburst takes down trees during storms in northern Kentucky
ALEXANDRIA, Ky. — Damage left behind from Wednesday night's storms was caused by a microburst, according to the National Weather Service. What is a microburst? A microburst is a localized column of sinking air within a thunderstorm. It happens when a thunderstorm updraft "suffocates" and collapses on itself. The...
Softball announces 2024 Fall schedule
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The excitement for the Northern Kentucky softball program is at all all-time high under first year coach Morgan Gerak and Norse Nation will have multiple chances for a sneak peak of the team before the 2025 campaign as the Norse announced their 2024 Fall schedule on Thursday. The eight-game slate will prepare NKU for yet another run at the Horizon League crown in 2025. The Fall ball season gets underway with a doubleheader in Highland Heights against Cedarville on Saturday, September 14. First pitch is set for noon ET inside the Frank Ignatius Grein Softball Field....
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