Injury Accident in Rockcastle County
Injury Accident in Rockcastle County Date of News Release: 12/30/2014 - On Tuesday December 30th 2014 around 4:45 A.M. Officer Dennis Jackson with the Kentucky State Police-Vehicle Enforcement...
View ArticleFolk art painting demonstrated at artisan center
On Jan. 10, Janice Harding Owens, of Mount Vernon, will demonstrate folk art painting from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea. Works by Owens are regularly available at the...
View ArticleExhibits, demonstrations planned at artisan center
January's schedule is full at the Kentucky Artisan Center in Berea. The exhibit showcases containers by 48 Kentucky artisans. Donna and Donnie Smith, of Waco, will demonstrate their carved and painted...
View ArticleDeath Investigation in Rockcastle County
- On Tuesday, February 03, 2015, at approximately 7:54 AM Kentucky State Police Post 11, London was notified of a residential structure fire with a fatality on Low Gap Road in Rockcastle County. KSP...
View ArticleNeighbors become student, mentor
Details Category: Community Published on 07 March 2015 Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald Dr. Karen Barker McClard and Danielle Carr Roberts, two Mount Vernon natives, who grew up three years apart...
View ArticleDrug Arrests and Investigation / Rockcastle County
Jeffrey R. Phelps, 42, of Brodhead, KY charged with two counts of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance 1st Degree 1st Offense. Megan M. Alcorn, 19, of Brodhead, KY charged with Endangering the Welfare...
View ArticleMan charged with taking bone after finding human remains waives preliminary...
VERNON, Ky - A man accused of taking a bone from human remains found in Rockcastle County had a court appearance Wednesday morning. Bruce Smith was supposed to be in court for a preliminary hearing on...
View Article**Update** Murder Investigation in Rockcastle County
Tabatha F. Howard, 30, of Mount Vernon, KY charged with Murder, Robbery 1st Degree, Burglary 1st Degree, Tampering with Physical Evidence, Fleeing or Evading Police , Public Intoxication and Resisting...
View ArticleEffectiveness of Cardiac Rehab
Vernon, KY, a town of 2,500 about an hour south of Lexington. Classes are held three days per week, and patients work up to a goal of 50 minutes to an hour of cardiovascular exercise. "Cardiac...
View ArticleDavid Leon Coffey, 70, Adair County, KY
David Leon Coffey, 70, Adair County, KY He was a native of Jamestown, KY, and a resident of Columbia, KY, at the time of his death in Mt. Vernon, KY.
View ArticleKentucky Music Hall of Fame working on turnaround
New managers are working to ensure that the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, which had been low on cash under the leadership of a thieving director, is no longer in danger of closing. The Mount Vernon...
View ArticleJ.A. Biz-Town Preview
LEXINGTON, Ky The new J.A Biz-Town off Spurr Road will give fifth graders a chance to be an adult for the day. "One thing companies want is kids when they come out of school, they understand what the...
View ArticlePRIDE to offer solid waste management workshops across region -
Southern and Eastern Kentuckians are invited to a free workshop to learn more about solid waste management as well as how to organize and recruit volunteers for a Spring Cleanup event in their...
View ArticleCrash results in DUI arrest, I-74 backup
A Kentucky motorist whose car crashed after sideswiping a wall on Interstate 74 on Wednesday afternoon - causing a major backup - has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. According...
View ArticleWooly worm watchers hit winter forecast
In the process of looking for something else, I just ran across a little spiral notebook containing the field notes I had accumulated in preparation for last fall's National Association of Wooly Worm...
View ArticleChanges afoot at Renfro Valley
During this past weekend, April 30/May 1, 2017, reports emerged that the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center had dispensed with the services of members of their house-band, led by Kimberly 'Kricket'...
View ArticleInterstate 75 closure in Rockcastle Co. set for 22-24 May 2017
Click on headline for complete story By Amber Hale, Public Information Officer Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, District 8, Somerset, KY SOMERSET, KY - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises...
View ArticleFourth Of July Fireworks Viewing Area Returns To Kroger Field
LEXINGTON, Ky. The Fourth of July fireworks will be launched from the Arboretum, with viewing areas again this year surrounding Kroger Field, formerly Commonwealth Stadium.
View ArticleTwo Found Dead In Rockcastle Co. Home Were Murdered
Kentucky State Police detectives say the two people found dead in a home on North Wilderness Road in Rockcastle County were shot to death. 36-year-old William H. Bryant and 35-year-old Chara L. Bryant...
View ArticleI-75 closure in Kentucky's Rockcastle County scheduled
Kentucky State Police say all southbound lanes and the left northbound lane of the highway in Rockcastle County will close at 10 a.m. Tuesday and reopen by 6 a.m. Wednesday. Southbound traffic will...
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