FRANKFORT, Ky. (October 29, 2010) – Attorney General Jack Conway is reminding citizens that his office will once again operate the Election Fraud Hotline during Kentucky’s general election on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The hotline, 1-800-328-VOTE (800-328-8683) is available throughout the year during normal business hours. On Nov. 2, investigators from the Attorney General’s office [...]
In what seems to be a re-occurring theme, Breathitt County Judge, Harvey Jason Richardson called a halt to a second consecutive Fiscal Court meeting after a Citizen of Breathitt County questioned the alleged illegal work on private roads and bridges. The meeting in question was the regular monthly meeting held Tuesday October 26th and was [...]
Ira Hall IV, Lost Creek, KY, age 11, was killed Saturday October 23rd in Perry County due to injuries suffered as a passenger in an auto accident in Perry County. According to Perry County authorities Ira “Dinky” Hall III of Breathitt County, was the driver of a vehicle with 3 passengers. Perry County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the [...]
Mike Campbell of Southfork, KY near Jackson is dead after an auto accident claimed his life. Details of the crash are still coming in as authorities work hard to investigate the incident. Campbell’s Dodge truck was found submerged in Panbowl Lake Saturday evening after a neighbor saw a tire cresting above the lake water. When [...]
Details are still coming in from an early morning fire that happened on Railroad Street in Jackson, KY. Preliminary details show that 78 year old Ruth Knarr perished during the blaze. Knarr was a former Math Teacher at local County & City Schools and was also a seamstress. According to sources, Knarr was a resident [...]
The 2010 – 2011 Men’s college basketball season is officially underway with Saturdays Big Blue Madness. U.K., who lost a record 5 players to the first round of the NBA draft, have reloaded and appear to be a better all round team this year. This years team appears to have better all round shooters and [...]
( NCAA Still On Hold With Kanter Ruling ) By – Ira D. Combs Director / Syndicated Columnist Tri State Sports Media Service Inc. What’s that old time honored remark in the english language when refering to something that just won’t ever happen , ” when hell freezes over ” well , it finally [...]
Birmingham, Ala. — Florida was predicted to win the 2011 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. Each SEC school selected media members that cover their team and additional writers from across the nation were selected by the conference office to form the voting [...]
In a bizzare event still unfolding, the Canoe Fire Chief, Ben Nickell, a passenger in a truck driven by Harlan Day, gave chase to Ron Hamblin and Bobby Thorpe Jr. on Highway 30 Sunday afternoon. The situation unfolded when Hamblin and Thorpe received several calls about the illegal use of County trucks and equipment in [...]
Reward Comes in Response to Numerous Thefts of AT&T Copper Telephone Cables in Recent Weeks in Breathitt County JACKSON, Ky., Oct. 6, 2010 — AT&T* has announced a $4,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the vandalism of AT&T aerial copper telephone cables which have occurred recently in the southern [...]