Nationwide Trends: The national average for a gallon of regular exceeded $4/gallon this past week for the first time since August 2022. Today’s average of $4.11 is 12 cents higher than last week and 80 […]

County ‑Wide Burn Ban for Wayne County has been Lifted… Effective immediately, the county‑wide burn ban has been lifted. Please remember that the seasonal burn ban remains in effect, and all residents must continue to […]

Run Report 4-6-26 Firefighters responded to a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Cherry Street and First Street. Wayne County EMS transported two patients to the hospital. Firefighters responded to an alarm on Highway […]

Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron reports the arrest of Justin L. Collins of Monticello; KY. was arrested on a Wayne County District Court Commitment Order of Arrest. Collins was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center. […]

Thanks to all those who come out to the Easter Egg-Stravaganza at the Park today. We had hundreds of kids searching for thousands of eggs. Lots of happy hunters. Big thanks to Shane Blevins and […]

Flushing for Tuesday, April 7th will continue in the city limits, West Monticello Subdivision and McKinley Sexton Road.

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Did you know? Our Doughboy statue was dedicated on April 8, 1923, and Sgt. Alvin C. York was invited to attend that ceremony. Now, more than 100 years later, the York family will be in […]

On Saturday firefighters & other first responders were called out to a farming accident on Denney Hollow Sinking Road with Wayne County EMS and Wayne County Sheriff Department. One man was taken to Lake Cumberland […]

Circuit Judge, Sara Beth Gregory last week handed down sentencing for a local man who plead guilty to multiple offenses. There were four separate cases involving 43-year-old Eric Wallen. The charges included Possession of a […]

A two day jury trial was held last week in Wayne County in a case involving 41 year old Joshua Ellis.   Ellis was found guilty on charges that included unlawful imprisonment, resisting arrest, assault on […]