Five Malt Beverage License gave been given out today by the Kentucky Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Those Five include four in the City limits and one in the county. Patterson Bait and Grocery at Knifley is located in the county while all four Newcomb Five Star are located ion the city limits.
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Casey County Court Clerk Casey Davis’ office has verified 1,104 names on petitions calling for a countywide election on alcohol sales.
Local land developer Ronnie Davis submitted the petitions June 13 to Davis’ office. Casey Davis said he will inform Casey County Judge-Executive Randy Dial that there are more than the 905 signatures required to call for an election. That figure is derived from the number of signatures on a petition equal to 25 percent of voter turnout from the last General Election in November 2015. In that election, 3,623 people voted, meaning 25 percent would be 905 signatures. As for the date of the election, Dial said he will do what’s required by law to set an election date. “I’ll set the date after I get confirmation from Casey that the names have been certified,” Dial said. “It can’t be less than 60 days nor more than 90 days from the date the petitions were filed with the clerk on June 13. Story courtesy of Casey County News Facebook Page Today voters in Metcalfe and Cumberland Counties went to cast their choice in the WET/DRY Election that both counties held today. Polls open at 6 a.m. and closed at 6:00 p.m.
A good turn out was expected in both counties. Absentees votes of no carried in the wet/dry election in both counties. While all totals are unofficial at this time, it appears as both counties will be going wet. In Metcalfe County, no votes totaled 1658 while the yes votes carries with a total of 1838. In Cumberland County the no votes were 1069 and the yes votes won with a total of 1441. Once we receive official count of the votes we will publish those. Tonight at the Adair County Fair - Tuesday, June 28, 2016
6:00 p.m. Carnival Opens - Miller Spectacular Shows 6:00 p.m. Baby Pageant 1-2 year old 7:00 p.m. Drag Racing 7:00 p.m. RC Races 7:15 p.m. Twin Pageant, 0-4 year old 7:30 p.m. Parent/Child Look-A-Like 8:00 p.m. Miss Adair Co. Fair Pageant Kentucky State Penitentiary (KSP) in Eddyville received a near-perfect audit score on its recent re-accreditation audit with the American Correctional Association (ACA). The prison received a total score of 99.1 percent.
“I am very proud of the Kentucky State Penitentiary staff,” said Corrections Commission Rodney Ballard. “This score speaks volumes about their level of commitment to the job. They are working in a prison that was constructed over 130 years ago and yet, the prison continues to achieve excellent audit scores and praise from the auditors.” In announcing the score, ACA Audit Chairman Kyle Poppart from Nebraska was very complimentary of the staff at KSP and their job performance. “The Kentucky State Penitentiary stands above most facilities in sanitation and definitely is keeping pace with any correctional institution in the country, if not ahead of most,” said Poppart. This audit marks the 12th accreditation in the history of the penitentiary, Kentucky’s oldest prison facility. The prison has been accredited since 1983. “It takes consistent diligence and hard work to meet the very tough standards that are in place for an ACA audit,” said Warden Randy White. “It isn’t something that we rush in to and prepare for just in time for a three-year audit. It is an on-going process that takes the hard work of the entire staff on a daily basis. I’m very proud of the staff at KSP.” ACA consists of over 500 national standards that cover security, operational and programming aspects of a prison and require constant monitoring and quality control checks. Each prison is audited by ACA every three years and has an inter-departmental audit (Program Security Review) every year. Kentucky has been a member of ACA since the early 1980s. Kentucky Department of Corrections Commissioner Rodney Ballard today announced the promotion of Tiffany Ratliff to Warden at Blackburn Correctional Complex (BCC) in Lexington. Prior to this promotion Ratliff served as Deputy Warden at the Kentucky State Reformatory (KSR) since 2014.
“Tiffany Ratliff has the diverse type of correctional experience and educational background we are looking for in our top administrators,” said Ballard. “She is most definitely one of our up-and-coming professionals with a truly bright career in front of her.” Ratliff began her career in public service in 1991 as a paralegal in the Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office where she specialized in white collar crime investigations. In 2002, Tiffany joined the Department of Corrections as a classification and treatment officer in the assessment center at Roederer Correctional Complex (RCC). In 2005, she was promoted to unit administrator I at RCC. She was then promoted to program administrator in 2006 in central office, where she worked in the classification branch. In 2008, Ratliff returned to RCC where she worked as unit administrator in the assessment center and as the institution’s pre-release coordinator. She was later promoted to unit administrator II where she worked with the RCC permanent population, providing oversight for GED and college programs, pre-release, and visitation. She also served as grievance coordinator Ratliff returned to the assessment center in 2010 and was promoted to program administrator over the assessment center in April 2011. In 2012 she was promoted to Deputy Warden at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex. A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in paralegal science, Ratliff is also a 2007 graduate of the Commissioner’s Executive Leadership Program. COLUMBIA, KY - Students, faculty and staff from Lindsey Wilson College's 26 community campuses gathered at the college's A.P. White Campus on Saturday, June 25, for the 15th-annual School of Professional Counseling Day. The annual summer gathering attracted more than 250 people to Columbia-Adair County, who traveled as far as six hours for the day, which is a mix of academic and social events. The students, faculty and staff are part of LWC's School of Professional Counseling, which includes an undergraduate program in human services and counseling, a nationally recognized master's program in counseling and human development, and a doctoral program in counselor education and supervision. The day includes sessions of career and professional advice, seminars about mental health issues, a poster session featuring student research projects, a campus tour and social activities. "Lindsey Wilson is more than just beautiful buildings -- it is your college and we want you to experience all it has to offer," LWC Vice President for Educational Outreach Denise Fudge said at a welcome ceremony held in Biggers Sports Center. "You are an important part of the Lindsey Wilson family." Because of an innovative partnership with community colleges, LWC has 26 community campuses in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The partnership allows students to earn a bachelor's degree in human services and counseling or master's in counseling and human development; classes are offered at the students' local community college. LWC's Scottsville (Ky.) Campus -- which has served Allen County-Scottsville residents since 1992 -- also offers those degrees, along with other academic programs. During the 2015-16 school year, 833 of LWC's 2,651 students were enrolled at one of the college's community campuses. During the last decade, more than 2,100 LWC alumni have earned degrees from the college through the community campus partnership. Liberty, Ky. (June 27, 2016) - Tpr. Chase Willis is investigating a collision that occurred on Sunday, June 26th in KY 501 north of Liberty. 49 year old Rodney Cornett, of Kings Mountain, KY was operating a northbound 2004 Chevrolet 2 door when he avoided a dog that ran into the roadway. The vehicle ran off the roadway and collided with a force.
Cornett and a front seat passenger, 33 year old Chrisitna Cornett were transported to Casey County Hospital with non life threatening injuries. 2 backseat passengers, 11 year old Braden Cornett and 2 year old Mason Cornett were not injured. All passengers were wearing seatbelts. Lebanon, Ky. (June 27, 2016) - Tpr. Logan Smith is investigating a collision that occurred Saturday, June 25th, 5 miles north of Lebanon, on Bill Samuels Rd, at approximately 8:15 PM EDT. 19 year old Jacob C. Chadwell, of Danville, was operating a northbound 2015 Harley Davidson when he lost control of the motorcycle, left the roadway and struck an embankment. He was airlifted to University of Louisville Hospital where he remains in stable condition.
Edmonton, Ky. (June 27, 2016) - 37-year-old Larry J. Buis, of Liberty, was arrested on Saturday, June 26th at 10:53 EDT on KY 70 and charged with Assault 2nd Degree. The charges stem from an investigation into a fight that occurred at approximately 8:30 PM EDT on June 25th at the Breedon Withers Grocery store in Casey County.
Buis and the victim, 65-year-old, Mark S. Ponder, of Yosemite, were involved in an altercation at the store and both left the scene after the fight was over. Ponder later contacted EMS and was taken to Casey County Hospital and later airlifted to UK Medical Center in Lexington where he remains in stable but critical condition. Detective Mike Dubree is investigating. |
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