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Sean Hammond is the host of "Laker Country Afternoons" Monday thru Friday from 2:00 to 5:00 pm and a contributor to lakercountry.com.
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Somerset Woman Arrested on Multiple Charges in Pulaski County

June 29, 2026 Sean Hammond
A Somerset woman was arrested on multiple charges early Sunday morning by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. According to police reports, 63-year-old Sharon Young was taken into custody and charged with alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct, […]
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Audrey Hart Tucker, age 94, of Russell Springs

June 27, 2026 Sean Hammond
Audrey Hart Tucker, age 94, of Russell Springs, died Friday, June 26, 2026. She was born in Russell Springs, KY on March 17, 1932, to the late Bessie Gadberry and Marvin Hart. In addition to […]
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Local Agencies Receive WHAS Crusade Funding

June 26, 2026 Sean Hammond
More than six point two million dollars raised during the 73rd WHAS Crusade for Children telethon is now going back into communities across the region. Officials say 100 percent of the $6,235,132.67 raised has been […]
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Rosa Stephens, age 89, of Russell Springs

June 25, 2026 Sean Hammond
Rosa Stephens of Russell Springs, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at her home. She was 89 years of age. Born on November 15, 1936, in Jamestown, she was a daughter of the late […]
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Columbia Police Charge Three with Criminal Abuse

June 25, 2026 Sean Hammond
Three people are facing criminal abuse charges following an investigation by the Columbia Police Department into the alleged mistreatment of four children. Chief Evan Burton told WJRS NEWS officers responded around 11:45 Tuesday morning to […]
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Science Hill Man Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charges

June 24, 2026 Sean Hammond
Sheriff Bobby Jones says a Pulaski County man is behind bars following an investigation into alleged sexual abuse involving children. Sixty-nine-year-old Jeffrey Bryant of Science Hill was arrested Monday at his home after investigators obtained […]
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KSP Arrests Eubank Man in Child Exploitation Case

June 24, 2026 Sean Hammond
A Pulaski County man has been arrested following a Kentucky State Police child exploitation investigation. Thirty-seven-year-old Samuel Reed Jones was taken into custody Tuesday afternoonafter an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation by KSP’s Electronic […]
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Temporary Pipeline Approved for Liberty

June 24, 2026 Sean Hammond
Liberty’s emergency water situation continues, but help is on the way. Mayor Dr. Sam Haddad told the Casey County News Tuesday afternoon that a temporary pipeline to pump water from the Green River to Lake […]
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Somerset Police Increasing Cruise Enforcement

June 24, 2026 Sean Hammond
The Somerset Police Department says it’s stepping up enforcement during Somernites Cruise weekends in an effort to protect the popular event, not disrupt it. Police report a sharp increase in dangerous and disruptive behavior along […]
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Dorothy Marie Holt, age 81, of Jamestown

June 17, 2026 Sean Hammond
Dorothy Marie Holt, of Jamestown, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, in Lexington. She was 81 years of age. Born on November 27, 1944, in Russell County, […]
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