A Somerset man who served as a pastor in Lincoln County has been arrested following an investigation into alleged sexual offenses involving minors. Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones says 54-year-old Scott C. Hughes of Somerset […]

A Warren County grand jury has indicted the Tennessee man accused of shooting and killing Kentucky State Police Trooper Hayden Phillips. Fifty-one-year-old Emonnie Branch, of Portland, Tennessee, was indicted Thursday on charges of murder of […]

Columbia Police recorded 778 calls for service and contacts during September, according to the department’s monthly activity report released by Chief Evan Burton. Officers issued 73 citations and investigated 26 accidents, including four involving injuries. […]

A Russell Springs man was injured this morning when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a downtown street. According to Police Chief Bryan Shepard’s preliminary report, Betty Ellis, of Russell Springs, was driving […]

The Lake Area Foundation is opening its Fall 2026 Lake Cumberland Area Development Fund grant cycle. Beginning Thursday, October 1st, eligible applicants may request up to $5,000 for community or economic development projects benefiting counties […]

The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office has received another clean tax audit. The report from State Auditor Allison Ball covers the office’s settlement of 2024 taxes, for the period September first, 2024, through August thirty-first, 2025. […]