New employment data for February 2026 is out from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. In Wayne County, the unemployment rate was 5.4 percent. This represents a decrease of half a percentage point from the 5.9 […]

(Posted from the Monticello Fire Department Facebook Page) Learn your building’s emergency evacuation plan. Make a home escape plan that includes it. Go to each room and the building exits and point to the way […]

        Wayne County Sheriff’s Department Weekly Arrest & Activity Log  April 23rd thru April 29th 5 TOTAL ARREST MADE          DATE NAME AGE CHARGE 4/23/2026 George D Young 45 […]

Flushing for Friday, May 1st will continue at Hwy 1546, including all side roads and Hwy 1619, including all side roads. *Please check water for discoloration before doing laundry.

Join us for the May Monticello Market — Kids Fest is BACK! One of the most anticipated and well-attended events of the season is right around the corner! Join us as we fill Downtown Monticello […]

(Posted from the Wayne County Public Library Facebook Page) Our BBQ Basics class for May 16th has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts – we will be rescheduling for a later date, so keep an […]

Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron reports the following arrest. Maxwell Rush of Monticello, KY. was arrested on a Wayne County Circuit Court Warrant of Arrest for Probation Violation on the underlying charges of assault-2nd degree […]