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The Circuit Clerk’s Office Encourages Organ Donors This Holiday Season
As the holidays are approaching, communities are looking forward to spending the holidays back in person with their loved ones. For the families waiting on a life-saving organ transplant, the holidays are bitter-sweet. Over 1,000 […]
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Investigation Leads to Additional Arrests
According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron, the continued investigation into the illegal sales of narcotics by Matthew and Anna Brown from last week has resulted in another arrest. On November 22, 2021, Deputy Derek […]
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The Busiest Travel Day of the Year has Arrived
Airports and roads may seem more crowded this year as AAA predicts 53.4 million people will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, up 13% from 2020. This brings travel volumes within 5% of pre-pandemic levels in 2019, […]
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Work to Fix Sinkhole on Main Street is in the Initial Steps
It could be a few weeks before the sinkhole that opened on Main Street last week is repaired. Newsfirst spoke with Mayor Tracie Sexton yesterday who had been in contact with an official from the […]
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Wayne County with 45 Active Cases and 10 Hospitalized
County Active Cases Hospitalized Self-Isolation Released Death(s) Total Per 10K Total Gain New Case Gain 1. Adair 74.00 8.00 66.00 3,452.00 86.00 3,612.00 1,881.05 19.00 19.00 2. Casey 20.00 5.00 15.00 2,824.00 59.00 2,903.00 1,796.52 […]
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WC Volleyball Players Receive Post Season Awards
Mallory Campbell #14 Mallory Campbell has been selected for 12th Region Player of the year!!! She is only the 2nd player to win this honor in our program’s history. She also got: All-State Honorable Mention […]
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Sexton Signs with EKU
Gehrig Sexton will play golf for the Eastern Kentucky University Colonels next season Wayne County High School Senior Gehrig Sexton, the son of Kendra Roark and Brent Sexton, has signed with the Eastern Kentucky University […]
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Cardinals will host final Preseason Game Tonight
Wayne County Boys Basketball will host Jackson County this evening at the Rodney Woods Gymnasium. It’s the final preseason Scrimmage before the regular season begins next week. The varsity will play first at 6 pm, […]
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Local Firefighters Participate in PPE Training
Monticello Firefighters have to complete 150 hours of training to become certified firefighter. There are over 40 different categories these training hours must be completed. It will normally take over 300 hours of training just […]
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Middle School Class Collects Non Perishable Food Items
Ms. Kim Winchester’s enrichment class planned and implemented a non-perishable food drive this year. As a school, we collected 2,955 items (mostly canned food). Pictured with the non-perishable food items are the students from Mrs. […]
