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  • News
    GRAND THEFT AUTO AMONG LATEST INDICTMENTS HANDED DOWN BY LAWRENCE GJ

    LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY HANDS DOWN SIXTEEN INDICTMENTS AGAINST FIFTEEN PEOPLE FOR MAY 2022 SESSION

    FIRST ANNUAL ‘BRIDGE DAY WALK’ IN LOUISA, KY AND FORT GAY, WV.

    FIRST ANNUAL ‘BRIDGE DAY WALK’ IN LOUISA, KY AND FORT GAY, WV.

    PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR 200TH BICENTENNIAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION

    PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR 200TH BICENTENNIAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION

    UPDATE: BODIES IDENTIFIED AS ‘MURDER/SUICIDE’ VICTIMS ON BLAINE CREEK ROAD

    UPDATE: BODIES IDENTIFIED AS ‘MURDER/SUICIDE’ VICTIMS ON BLAINE CREEK ROAD

    TWO BODIES FOUND IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

    TWO BODIES FOUND IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

    FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCING IS DELAYED FOR 11 WEEKS FOR FORMER LAWRENCE COUNTY ATTORNEY MICHAEL HOGAN & HIS WIFE JOY UNTIL FALL 2022

    FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCING IS DELAYED FOR 11 WEEKS FOR FORMER LAWRENCE COUNTY ATTORNEY MICHAEL HOGAN & HIS WIFE JOY UNTIL FALL 2022

    CITY OF LOUISA TO RECEIVE ARP RECOVERY FUNDS OF $310,930

    CITY OF LOUISA TO RECEIVE ARP RECOVERY FUNDS OF $310,930

    NEW PRINCIPAL TAKES THE REINS AT LCHS; HAS BEEN ASSISTANT FOR  PAST TWO YEARS

    NEW PRINCIPAL TAKES THE REINS AT LCHS; HAS BEEN ASSISTANT FOR PAST TWO YEARS

    THE COVE…at Yatesville Lake, Opening Day!

    THE COVE…at Yatesville Lake, Opening Day!

    LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – MAY 13-29, 2022

    LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – MAY 30-JUNE 8, 2022

  • Sports
    FORMER BULLDOG JACKSON FELTNER MAKES FIRST TEAM ALL-OVC AND ALL-REGION

    FORMER BULLDOG JACKSON FELTNER MAKES FIRST TEAM ALL-OVC AND ALL-REGION

    Tolsia High Cheerleader Camree Meddings signs with Alderson Broaddus

    Tolsia High Cheerleader Camree Meddings signs with Alderson Broaddus

    LC’S KENNY HORN TABBED AS 15TH REGION COACH OF THE YEAR

    LC’S KENNY HORN TABBED AS 15TH REGION COACH OF THE YEAR

    FORMER LCHS SOFTBALL PLAYER ABBY FLETCHER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

    FORMER LCHS SOFTBALL PLAYER ABBY FLETCHER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

    Kensley Feltner plays well for Junior All-Star Basketball team; Will play this weekend for Junior All-Star Softball team

    Kensley Feltner plays well for Junior All-Star Basketball team; Will play this weekend for Junior All-Star Softball team

    GAUZE AND KENDRICK WIN ANNUAL HEART OF THE PARKS TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN CARTER CO.

    GAUZE AND KENDRICK WIN ANNUAL HEART OF THE PARKS TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN CARTER CO.

    LCHS BASEBALL STARS BLEVINS AND PATTON MAKE ALL-STATE

    LCHS BASEBALL STARS BLEVINS AND PATTON MAKE ALL-STATE

    CRUM AND NELSON MAKE 15TH REGION SOFTBALL ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM AND FELTNER WILL PLAY IN THE EAST/WEST ALL-STAR SOFTBALL GAME LATER THIS MONTH

    CRUM AND NELSON MAKE 15TH REGION SOFTBALL ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM AND FELTNER WILL PLAY IN THE EAST/WEST ALL-STAR SOFTBALL GAME LATER THIS MONTH

    Bulldog center fielder Nick Collinsworth signs with Alice Lloyd

    Bulldog center fielder Nick Collinsworth signs with Alice Lloyd

  • Lifestyles
    LOUISA EAST GETS NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

    LOUISA ROTARY ESSAY WINNER IS… BROOKE NEAL

    HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY TO RALPH & ANN

    HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY TO RALPH & ANN

    ‘BURGER WEEK’ AND ‘RUBBER DUCKY RACE’ INCLUDED IN INDEPENDENCE DAY FUN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    ‘BURGER WEEK’ AND ‘RUBBER DUCKY RACE’ INCLUDED IN INDEPENDENCE DAY FUN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO SEVEN GRADUATING SENIORS WHO PLAN ON ATTENDING COLLEGE

    ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO SEVEN GRADUATING SENIORS WHO PLAN ON ATTENDING COLLEGE

    THE LOUISA LIBRARIAN IS LOOKING FOR 2 ‘QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES’; LIBRARY PROGRAM WILL FEED THOUSANDS THIS SUMMER

    THE LOUISA LIBRARIAN IS LOOKING FOR 2 ‘QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES’; LIBRARY PROGRAM WILL FEED THOUSANDS THIS SUMMER

    LOUISA ROTARY HAS TITLE HOLDING MUSCLE

    LOUISA ROTARY HAS TITLE HOLDING MUSCLE

    WALDO IN A DOG’S DAY…visit to Lawrence County’s ‘no kill’ shelter

    WALDO IN A DOG’S DAY…visit to Lawrence County’s ‘no kill’ shelter

    SARAH DEAL IS NEW FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES  AGENT AT LAWRENCE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE

    SARAH DEAL IS NEW FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES AGENT AT LAWRENCE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE

    JIM BURCHETT BENEFIT JUNE 11 AT COMMUNITY CENTER!

    JIM BURCHETT BENEFIT JUNE 11 AT COMMUNITY CENTER!

  • Courthouse
    LAWRENCE COUNTY COURT DOCKET FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 27-JULY 1

    LAWRENCE COUNTY COURT DOCKET FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 27-JULY 1

    Harmon Releases Audit of Lawrence County Sheriff’s Tax Settlements

    Harmon Releases Audit of Lawrence County Sheriff’s Tax Settlements

    FIRST ANNUAL ‘BRIDGE DAY WALK’ IN LOUISA, KY AND FORT GAY, WV.

    SPECIAL MEETING CALLED FOR LC FISCAL COURT…MAINLY EMPLOYEE INSURANCE

    WAYNE CO. SHERIFF’S MEN ARREST DRUG DEALER

    WAYNE CO. SHERIFF’S MEN ARREST DRUG DEALER

    LAWRENCE COUNTY FISCAL COURT SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA JUNE 28th, 2022

    LAWRENCE COUNTY FISCAL COURT SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA JUNE 28th, 2022

    Lawrence County civil suits, deeds and marriages for the week of June 20-24

    Lawrence County civil suits, deeds and marriages for the week of June 20-24

    LOUISA EAST GETS NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

    LOUISA POLICEMAN COMPLETES ELITE SUPERVISOR PROGRAM

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of June 20-24

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of June 20-24

    LOUISA CITY COUNCIL SETS FIREWORKS DAY AND TIME…

    LOUISA CITY COUNCIL SETS FIREWORKS DAY AND TIME…

  • Recollections
    RUTH KELLY: REQUIEM FOR A SMALL TOWN 

    RUTH KELLY: REQUIEM FOR A SMALL TOWN 

    FIRST ANNUAL ‘BRIDGE DAY WALK’ IN LOUISA, KY AND FORT GAY, WV.

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: Airport Road

    ATTENTION ATTENTION !!!!! Pop up activity plan! Celebration of Louisa-Fort Gay bridge TODAY!

    ATTENTION ATTENTION !!!!! Pop up activity plan! Celebration of Louisa-Fort Gay bridge TODAY!

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…Big Sandy Regional Airport: Aviation Technology

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…Big Sandy Regional Airport: Aviation Technology

    FREE INTRODUCTORY ADS! LAZER MARKETPLACE OPEN AND RUNNING!

    FREE INTRODUCTORY ADS! LAZER MARKETPLACE OPEN AND RUNNING!

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: Payback for Pearl Harbor

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: Payback for Pearl Harbor

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA…MIKE’S LAST POST

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA…MIKE’S LAST POST

    LOUISA CHAPTER DAR AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2022

    LOUISA CHAPTER DAR AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2022

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA…Humor Gone too far

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA…Humor Gone too far

  • Obituaries
    Frances Wheeler Carter, 91, of Rush, KY

    Frances Wheeler Carter, 91, of Rush, KY

    Earl Scott Wright, II, 80, of Louisa, KY

    Earl Scott Wright, II, 80, of Louisa, KY

    Timothy Ray O’Bryan, 65, of Willard, KY

    Timothy Ray O’Bryan, 65, of Willard, KY

    John Homer Dean, 79, of Louisa, KY.

    John Homer Dean, 79, of Louisa, KY.

    Kermit G. Short, 86, of Scott Depot, WV

    Kermit G. Short, 86, of Scott Depot, WV

    Sherry Leigh (Meade) Preece, 62, of Huntington, WV

    Sherry Leigh (Meade) Preece, 62, of Huntington, WV

    Scott Marcum, 40, of Louisa, KY

    Scott Marcum, 40, of Louisa, KY

    Natasha N. Marcum, 37, of Louisa, KY

    Natasha N. Marcum, 37, of Louisa, KY

    Betty J. Hay, 97, of Louisa, KY

    Betty J. Hay, 97, of Louisa, KY

  • Regional News
    TWO POLICE OFFICERS KILLED,  EIGHT PEOPLE SHOT, POLICE DOG ONE OF VICTIMS IN BLOODY SHOOTOUT IN FLOYD COUNTY

    TWO POLICE OFFICERS KILLED, EIGHT PEOPLE SHOT, POLICE DOG ONE OF VICTIMS IN BLOODY SHOOTOUT IN FLOYD COUNTY

    Kentucky State Police Charge Floyd Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

    Kentucky State Police Charge Floyd Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

    ‘TRIPPING BAD’

    ‘TRIPPING BAD’

    “MASSIVE DRUG OPERATION” DISCOVERED IN CITY OF LOGAN

    “MASSIVE DRUG OPERATION” DISCOVERED IN CITY OF LOGAN

    PIKEVILLE POLICE SEARCHING FOR DAYLIGHT JEWEL THIEF

    PIKEVILLE POLICE SEARCHING FOR DAYLIGHT JEWEL THIEF

    GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY TO PROTECT KENTUCKIANS FROM PRICE GOUGING

    GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY TO PROTECT KENTUCKIANS FROM PRICE GOUGING

    Kentucky Power Storm Update  Monday, June 20 at 10 a.m.

    Kentucky Power Storm Update Monday, June 20 at 10 a.m.

    MANHUNT IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY AS POLICE AUTHORITIES LOOK FOR TWO ESCAPED PRISON INMATES

    MANHUNT IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY AS POLICE AUTHORITIES LOOK FOR TWO ESCAPED PRISON INMATES

    Kentucky Power Storm Update: Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m.

    Kentucky Power Storm Update: Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m.

  • Announcements
    Bicentennial Community Church Service: Louisa First United Methodist Church

    Bicentennial Community Church Service: Louisa First United Methodist Church

    DEE’S BICENTENNIAL ‘HOT DOG EATING CONTEST’ JULY 2 IN CITY PARK

    DEE’S BICENTENNIAL ‘HOT DOG EATING CONTEST’ JULY 2 IN CITY PARK

    ‘RED, WHITE AND BLUEGILL’ KIDS FISHING TOURNEY COMING IN JULY

    ‘RED, WHITE AND BLUEGILL’ KIDS FISHING TOURNEY COMING IN JULY

    BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PARADE AND CRUISE IN THIS SATURDAY…

    BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PARADE AND CRUISE IN THIS SATURDAY…

    FREE INTRODUCTORY ADS! LAZER MARKETPLACE OPEN AND RUNNING!

    FREE INTRODUCTORY ADS! LAZER MARKETPLACE OPEN AND RUNNING!

    INDEPENDENCE DAY BOAT PARADE AT YATESVILLE LAKE

    INDEPENDENCE DAY BOAT PARADE AT YATESVILLE LAKE

    OLD FOODLAND BUILDING HIT WITH GRAFFITI OVER WEEKEND

    OLD FOODLAND BUILDING HIT WITH GRAFFITI OVER WEEKEND

    LCHS CLASS OF 2002 TWENTY YEAR REUNION SET FOR JULY 1…

    LCHS CLASS OF 2002 TWENTY YEAR REUNION SET FOR JULY 1…

    Karla Huff Memorial Foundation presents $10,000 check to Fort Gay School

    Karla Huff Memorial Foundation presents $10,000 check to Fort Gay School

  • Editorials/Letters
    SENATE MOUNTAIN LEGISLATORS ISSUE STATEMENT ON SHOOTING IN ALLEN

    SENATE MOUNTAIN LEGISLATORS ISSUE STATEMENT ON SHOOTING IN ALLEN

    PRO-LIFE CAUCUS IN KENTUCKY SAYS…Don’t let one Roe replace another

    PRO-LIFE CAUCUS IN KENTUCKY SAYS…Don’t let one Roe replace another

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER: “UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL”

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER: “UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL”

    BREAKING: Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

    BREAKING: Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER APPOINTED TO THE NEWLY FORMED BENEFITS CLIFF TASK FORCE

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER APPOINTED TO THE NEWLY FORMED BENEFITS CLIFF TASK FORCE

    GOVERNOR SEEKS FEEDBACK FROM KENTUCKIANS ON MEDICAL CANNABIS; CONSIDERS EXECUTIVE ACTION

    GOVERNOR SEEKS FEEDBACK FROM KENTUCKIANS ON MEDICAL CANNABIS; CONSIDERS EXECUTIVE ACTION

    GLENN MOLLETTE:  A Father and a child can make a great family

    GLENN MOLLETTE: A Father and a child can make a great family

    GLENN MOLLETTE: More mass killings, what is the answer?

    GLENN MOLLETTE: More mass killings, what is the answer?

    SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION’S SEXUAL ABUSE TASK FORCE REPORT RELEASED SUNDAY

    SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION’S SEXUAL ABUSE TASK FORCE REPORT RELEASED SUNDAY

  • News
    GRAND THEFT AUTO AMONG LATEST INDICTMENTS HANDED DOWN BY LAWRENCE GJ

    LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY HANDS DOWN SIXTEEN INDICTMENTS AGAINST FIFTEEN PEOPLE FOR MAY 2022 SESSION

    FIRST ANNUAL ‘BRIDGE DAY WALK’ IN LOUISA, KY AND FORT GAY, WV.

    FIRST ANNUAL ‘BRIDGE DAY WALK’ IN LOUISA, KY AND FORT GAY, WV.

    PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR 200TH BICENTENNIAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION

    PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR 200TH BICENTENNIAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION

    UPDATE: BODIES IDENTIFIED AS ‘MURDER/SUICIDE’ VICTIMS ON BLAINE CREEK ROAD

    UPDATE: BODIES IDENTIFIED AS ‘MURDER/SUICIDE’ VICTIMS ON BLAINE CREEK ROAD

    TWO BODIES FOUND IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

    TWO BODIES FOUND IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

    FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCING IS DELAYED FOR 11 WEEKS FOR FORMER LAWRENCE COUNTY ATTORNEY MICHAEL HOGAN & HIS WIFE JOY UNTIL FALL 2022

    FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCING IS DELAYED FOR 11 WEEKS FOR FORMER LAWRENCE COUNTY ATTORNEY MICHAEL HOGAN & HIS WIFE JOY UNTIL FALL 2022

    CITY OF LOUISA TO RECEIVE ARP RECOVERY FUNDS OF $310,930

    CITY OF LOUISA TO RECEIVE ARP RECOVERY FUNDS OF $310,930

    NEW PRINCIPAL TAKES THE REINS AT LCHS; HAS BEEN ASSISTANT FOR  PAST TWO YEARS

    NEW PRINCIPAL TAKES THE REINS AT LCHS; HAS BEEN ASSISTANT FOR PAST TWO YEARS

    THE COVE…at Yatesville Lake, Opening Day!

    THE COVE…at Yatesville Lake, Opening Day!

    LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – MAY 13-29, 2022

    LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – MAY 30-JUNE 8, 2022

  • Sports
    FORMER BULLDOG JACKSON FELTNER MAKES FIRST TEAM ALL-OVC AND ALL-REGION

    FORMER BULLDOG JACKSON FELTNER MAKES FIRST TEAM ALL-OVC AND ALL-REGION

    Tolsia High Cheerleader Camree Meddings signs with Alderson Broaddus

    Tolsia High Cheerleader Camree Meddings signs with Alderson Broaddus

    LC’S KENNY HORN TABBED AS 15TH REGION COACH OF THE YEAR

    LC’S KENNY HORN TABBED AS 15TH REGION COACH OF THE YEAR

    FORMER LCHS SOFTBALL PLAYER ABBY FLETCHER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

    FORMER LCHS SOFTBALL PLAYER ABBY FLETCHER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

    Kensley Feltner plays well for Junior All-Star Basketball team; Will play this weekend for Junior All-Star Softball team

    Kensley Feltner plays well for Junior All-Star Basketball team; Will play this weekend for Junior All-Star Softball team

    GAUZE AND KENDRICK WIN ANNUAL HEART OF THE PARKS TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN CARTER CO.

    GAUZE AND KENDRICK WIN ANNUAL HEART OF THE PARKS TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN CARTER CO.

    LCHS BASEBALL STARS BLEVINS AND PATTON MAKE ALL-STATE

    LCHS BASEBALL STARS BLEVINS AND PATTON MAKE ALL-STATE

    CRUM AND NELSON MAKE 15TH REGION SOFTBALL ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM AND FELTNER WILL PLAY IN THE EAST/WEST ALL-STAR SOFTBALL GAME LATER THIS MONTH

    CRUM AND NELSON MAKE 15TH REGION SOFTBALL ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM AND FELTNER WILL PLAY IN THE EAST/WEST ALL-STAR SOFTBALL GAME LATER THIS MONTH

    Bulldog center fielder Nick Collinsworth signs with Alice Lloyd

    Bulldog center fielder Nick Collinsworth signs with Alice Lloyd

  • Lifestyles
    LOUISA EAST GETS NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

    LOUISA ROTARY ESSAY WINNER IS… BROOKE NEAL

    HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY TO RALPH & ANN

    HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY TO RALPH & ANN

    ‘BURGER WEEK’ AND ‘RUBBER DUCKY RACE’ INCLUDED IN INDEPENDENCE DAY FUN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    ‘BURGER WEEK’ AND ‘RUBBER DUCKY RACE’ INCLUDED IN INDEPENDENCE DAY FUN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO SEVEN GRADUATING SENIORS WHO PLAN ON ATTENDING COLLEGE

    ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO SEVEN GRADUATING SENIORS WHO PLAN ON ATTENDING COLLEGE

    THE LOUISA LIBRARIAN IS LOOKING FOR 2 ‘QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES’; LIBRARY PROGRAM WILL FEED THOUSANDS THIS SUMMER

    THE LOUISA LIBRARIAN IS LOOKING FOR 2 ‘QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES’; LIBRARY PROGRAM WILL FEED THOUSANDS THIS SUMMER

    LOUISA ROTARY HAS TITLE HOLDING MUSCLE

    LOUISA ROTARY HAS TITLE HOLDING MUSCLE

    WALDO IN A DOG’S DAY…visit to Lawrence County’s ‘no kill’ shelter

    WALDO IN A DOG’S DAY…visit to Lawrence County’s ‘no kill’ shelter

    SARAH DEAL IS NEW FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES  AGENT AT LAWRENCE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE

    SARAH DEAL IS NEW FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES AGENT AT LAWRENCE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE

    JIM BURCHETT BENEFIT JUNE 11 AT COMMUNITY CENTER!

    JIM BURCHETT BENEFIT JUNE 11 AT COMMUNITY CENTER!

  • Courthouse
    LAWRENCE COUNTY COURT DOCKET FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 27-JULY 1

    LAWRENCE COUNTY COURT DOCKET FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 27-JULY 1

    Harmon Releases Audit of Lawrence County Sheriff’s Tax Settlements

    Harmon Releases Audit of Lawrence County Sheriff’s Tax Settlements

    FIRST ANNUAL ‘BRIDGE DAY WALK’ IN LOUISA, KY AND FORT GAY, WV.

    SPECIAL MEETING CALLED FOR LC FISCAL COURT…MAINLY EMPLOYEE INSURANCE

    WAYNE CO. SHERIFF’S MEN ARREST DRUG DEALER

    WAYNE CO. SHERIFF’S MEN ARREST DRUG DEALER

    LAWRENCE COUNTY FISCAL COURT SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA JUNE 28th, 2022

    LAWRENCE COUNTY FISCAL COURT SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA JUNE 28th, 2022

    Lawrence County civil suits, deeds and marriages for the week of June 20-24

    Lawrence County civil suits, deeds and marriages for the week of June 20-24

    LOUISA EAST GETS NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

    LOUISA POLICEMAN COMPLETES ELITE SUPERVISOR PROGRAM

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of June 20-24

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of June 20-24

    LOUISA CITY COUNCIL SETS FIREWORKS DAY AND TIME…

    LOUISA CITY COUNCIL SETS FIREWORKS DAY AND TIME…

  • Recollections
    RUTH KELLY: REQUIEM FOR A SMALL TOWN 

    RUTH KELLY: REQUIEM FOR A SMALL TOWN 

    FIRST ANNUAL ‘BRIDGE DAY WALK’ IN LOUISA, KY AND FORT GAY, WV.

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: Airport Road

    ATTENTION ATTENTION !!!!! Pop up activity plan! Celebration of Louisa-Fort Gay bridge TODAY!

    ATTENTION ATTENTION !!!!! Pop up activity plan! Celebration of Louisa-Fort Gay bridge TODAY!

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…Big Sandy Regional Airport: Aviation Technology

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…Big Sandy Regional Airport: Aviation Technology

    FREE INTRODUCTORY ADS! LAZER MARKETPLACE OPEN AND RUNNING!

    FREE INTRODUCTORY ADS! LAZER MARKETPLACE OPEN AND RUNNING!

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: Payback for Pearl Harbor

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: Payback for Pearl Harbor

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA…MIKE’S LAST POST

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA…MIKE’S LAST POST

    LOUISA CHAPTER DAR AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2022

    LOUISA CHAPTER DAR AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2022

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA…Humor Gone too far

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA…Humor Gone too far

  • Obituaries
    Frances Wheeler Carter, 91, of Rush, KY

    Frances Wheeler Carter, 91, of Rush, KY

    Earl Scott Wright, II, 80, of Louisa, KY

    Earl Scott Wright, II, 80, of Louisa, KY

    Timothy Ray O’Bryan, 65, of Willard, KY

    Timothy Ray O’Bryan, 65, of Willard, KY

    John Homer Dean, 79, of Louisa, KY.

    John Homer Dean, 79, of Louisa, KY.

    Kermit G. Short, 86, of Scott Depot, WV

    Kermit G. Short, 86, of Scott Depot, WV

    Sherry Leigh (Meade) Preece, 62, of Huntington, WV

    Sherry Leigh (Meade) Preece, 62, of Huntington, WV

    Scott Marcum, 40, of Louisa, KY

    Scott Marcum, 40, of Louisa, KY

    Natasha N. Marcum, 37, of Louisa, KY

    Natasha N. Marcum, 37, of Louisa, KY

    Betty J. Hay, 97, of Louisa, KY

    Betty J. Hay, 97, of Louisa, KY

  • Regional News
    TWO POLICE OFFICERS KILLED,  EIGHT PEOPLE SHOT, POLICE DOG ONE OF VICTIMS IN BLOODY SHOOTOUT IN FLOYD COUNTY

    TWO POLICE OFFICERS KILLED, EIGHT PEOPLE SHOT, POLICE DOG ONE OF VICTIMS IN BLOODY SHOOTOUT IN FLOYD COUNTY

    Kentucky State Police Charge Floyd Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

    Kentucky State Police Charge Floyd Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

    ‘TRIPPING BAD’

    ‘TRIPPING BAD’

    “MASSIVE DRUG OPERATION” DISCOVERED IN CITY OF LOGAN

    “MASSIVE DRUG OPERATION” DISCOVERED IN CITY OF LOGAN

    PIKEVILLE POLICE SEARCHING FOR DAYLIGHT JEWEL THIEF

    PIKEVILLE POLICE SEARCHING FOR DAYLIGHT JEWEL THIEF

    GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY TO PROTECT KENTUCKIANS FROM PRICE GOUGING

    GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY TO PROTECT KENTUCKIANS FROM PRICE GOUGING

    Kentucky Power Storm Update  Monday, June 20 at 10 a.m.

    Kentucky Power Storm Update Monday, June 20 at 10 a.m.

    MANHUNT IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY AS POLICE AUTHORITIES LOOK FOR TWO ESCAPED PRISON INMATES

    MANHUNT IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY AS POLICE AUTHORITIES LOOK FOR TWO ESCAPED PRISON INMATES

    Kentucky Power Storm Update: Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m.

    Kentucky Power Storm Update: Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m.

  • Announcements
    Bicentennial Community Church Service: Louisa First United Methodist Church

    Bicentennial Community Church Service: Louisa First United Methodist Church

    DEE’S BICENTENNIAL ‘HOT DOG EATING CONTEST’ JULY 2 IN CITY PARK

    DEE’S BICENTENNIAL ‘HOT DOG EATING CONTEST’ JULY 2 IN CITY PARK

    ‘RED, WHITE AND BLUEGILL’ KIDS FISHING TOURNEY COMING IN JULY

    ‘RED, WHITE AND BLUEGILL’ KIDS FISHING TOURNEY COMING IN JULY

    BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PARADE AND CRUISE IN THIS SATURDAY…

    BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PARADE AND CRUISE IN THIS SATURDAY…

    FREE INTRODUCTORY ADS! LAZER MARKETPLACE OPEN AND RUNNING!

    FREE INTRODUCTORY ADS! LAZER MARKETPLACE OPEN AND RUNNING!

    INDEPENDENCE DAY BOAT PARADE AT YATESVILLE LAKE

    INDEPENDENCE DAY BOAT PARADE AT YATESVILLE LAKE

    OLD FOODLAND BUILDING HIT WITH GRAFFITI OVER WEEKEND

    OLD FOODLAND BUILDING HIT WITH GRAFFITI OVER WEEKEND

    LCHS CLASS OF 2002 TWENTY YEAR REUNION SET FOR JULY 1…

    LCHS CLASS OF 2002 TWENTY YEAR REUNION SET FOR JULY 1…

    Karla Huff Memorial Foundation presents $10,000 check to Fort Gay School

    Karla Huff Memorial Foundation presents $10,000 check to Fort Gay School

  • Editorials/Letters
    SENATE MOUNTAIN LEGISLATORS ISSUE STATEMENT ON SHOOTING IN ALLEN

    SENATE MOUNTAIN LEGISLATORS ISSUE STATEMENT ON SHOOTING IN ALLEN

    PRO-LIFE CAUCUS IN KENTUCKY SAYS…Don’t let one Roe replace another

    PRO-LIFE CAUCUS IN KENTUCKY SAYS…Don’t let one Roe replace another

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER: “UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL”

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER: “UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL”

    BREAKING: Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

    BREAKING: Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER APPOINTED TO THE NEWLY FORMED BENEFITS CLIFF TASK FORCE

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER APPOINTED TO THE NEWLY FORMED BENEFITS CLIFF TASK FORCE

    GOVERNOR SEEKS FEEDBACK FROM KENTUCKIANS ON MEDICAL CANNABIS; CONSIDERS EXECUTIVE ACTION

    GOVERNOR SEEKS FEEDBACK FROM KENTUCKIANS ON MEDICAL CANNABIS; CONSIDERS EXECUTIVE ACTION

    GLENN MOLLETTE:  A Father and a child can make a great family

    GLENN MOLLETTE: A Father and a child can make a great family

    GLENN MOLLETTE: More mass killings, what is the answer?

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CRITICS SAY BILL WOULD BE THE END OF TRANSPARENCY IN KY. GOVERNMENT

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March 22, 2018

Bill would ‘eviscerate’ Kentucky’s government transparency law, advocates warn

FRANKFORT — Any government official in Kentucky would be able to use a personal device, such as a cell phone or laptop, to conduct government business and keep the records private under legislation being pushed by Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer.

GOP leader DAMON THAYER made the open records motion that has caused a stir over how government records are kept in the digital age.“This is a major, major reversal on Kentucky’s existing open records law,” said Jon Fleischaker, a Louisville attorney who was the primary author of Kentucky’s Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act.

 

 

The change would “eviscerate” Kentucky’s open records law and “make Kentucky the only state that would let government officials use personal devices for government business with no records of what they were doing,” said Amye Bensenhaver, an expert on Kentucky’s transparency laws.

 

Bensenhaver spent 25 years as an assistant attorney general, during which she wrote nearly 2,000 legal opinions on open records and meetings issues. She joined the Bluegrass Institute last year as director of the free-market think tank’s Center for Open Government.

“If this bill is enacted into law, it will —without question — represent the single most devastating blow to transparency in government in my 27 years of involvement with the Kentucky open records and meetings law,” she said.

Earlier this week in the Senate State and Local Government Committee, Thayer, R-Georgetown, amended House Bill 302, a measure dealing with reorganization of the Public Protection Cabinet, to say that emails, texts or calls on devices paid for with private funds and which do not involve government email accounts are not “public records” as defined in the Open Records Act.

It was sent to the full Senate and placed on its consent calendar, meaning it can be among a group of bills that are voted on without debate. If the Senate approves the bill, the House would then have to accept or reject the changes made by the Senate.

In presenting the legislation, Thayer noted that then-Attorney General Jack Conway in 2015 issued an opinion on his last day in office saying personal devices could be used for government business and not be subjected to the open records law. Such decisions carry the weight of law unless challenged in court.

“The amendment merely codified an Attorney General Opinion issued by Jack Conway in December of 2015 that has been unchallenged in courts,” Thayer said Thursday in response to a question from the Herald-Leader. “By putting it in statute, this gives additional clarity to the law. The amendment only applies to private devices that do not use government e-mails.”

Bensenhaver said Conway’s decision was deeply controversial at the time and not supported by his staff that routinely wrote open records decisions.

“No open records merit staffer would sign the open records decision,” Bensenhaver wrote in an article for Bluegrass Institute.

“We knew what a devastating blow to open government this decision represented; we knew that the overwhelming weight of legal authority did not support his position; we knew that nearly every state had taken an opposing position in case law or in statute; and we knew that, quite frankly, the decision opened the door to abuse of both the Open Records and Open Meetings Law,” she wrote.

Fleischaker said the Conway opinion has not been tested or reviewed in court. “This was not the first time Jack Conway has been wrong on an opinion,” he said.

Fleischaker noted that the Louisville Metro Council has a policy that every council member must conduct government business on government accounts.

David Thompson, executive director of the Kentucky Press Association, said he could not say at this time if Thayer’s legislation would be challenged in court should it become law.

“It does turn our open records law on its head and is not good for open and accountable government,” he said.

Jack Brammer: (502) 227-1198, @BGPolitics

 

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