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Bell Elementary and Wayne County School District are Cardinal Proud of Bennet Sloan and Olivia Sloan.  Both students will compete at the Kentucky State Fair on August 15th, 2024 for the title of Little Mister […]

Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron reports the following arrests. Janie Morefield of Monticello, KY. was arrested for assault-4th degree (domestic violence). Akela Hutchinson of Monticello, KY. was arrested on a Wayne County Circuit Court Warrant […]

MPD CALLS FOR SERVICE 08-14-24 We share MPD’s activity report to help you have a better understanding of the number and types of calls our officers respond to daily. This serves as a quick overview […]

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, conducted a mass casualty exercise in the U.S. Central Command area of operations on July 23, 2024. The mass casualty training exercise was […]

Attn: The Transportation Cabinet is sending out letters to verify insurance in some cases. If you get a letter, PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE it. If you get a letter and do not call or bring […]

Monticello Fire Department Shares Safety Tips While Cooking 

                Wayne County Sheriff’s Department       Weekly Arrest & Activity Log       August 2nd thru August 8th               […]

Two members of the Monticello Police Department were promoted by Mayor Kenny Catron & Chief Joey Hoover during the August 12th meeting of the Monticello City Council. With family members and all MPD Officers present, […]

Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Hurricane, completes certification training during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fire response element emergency deployment readiness training exercise on July 17, 2024, in the […]

With School back in session pool hours are changing

The Monticello City Council met Monday night for their first meeting of August.  The meeting began with a 40 minute executive session with no action taken. ABC numbers for July $391,712 in sales with $19,202 […]