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Local firefighters gathered together for a cookout/pool party/game night at The Aspire Center and Monticello-Wayne County Memorial Park. Personnel enjoyed some good food and fellowship this Friday evening. #EVERYDAYGUARDIANS #volunteerfirefighter #serveyourcommunity         […]

Our August Scavenger Hunt is up and ready to go! Stop by the library anytime during business hours to play – for ages 0-100

We still have spots available for the Beginning Pie Dough Class on August 8th at 5:00 p.m. at the Wayne County Extension Office. Store-bought pie dough can be expensive. In this class, you will learn […]

Join us at the Wayne County Public Library on August 7th, 2024, from 10 AM – Noon for the Teleworks Informational Session! Explore work-from-home job opportunities and discover the benefits of remote positions. Don’t miss […]

 (WKYT) – Recruitment is now underway for poll workers in Kentucky on Election Day 2024. Secretary of State Michael Adams announced Thursday the launch of a new poll worker recruitment portal on sos.ky.gov. “We can’t open […]

Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron reports the following arrest.   Derek Barnhouse of Monticello, KY. was arrested on 3 Wayne County Circuit Court Warrants of Arrest for Probation Violations on the underlying charges of 3 […]

Monticello Bank would like to make our customers aware of a new “Jewelry Scam” that has already been seen making its way into our area. There have been reports of individuals receiving a package via […]

Get Registered for Pressure Canning Class Coming up in Next Week

The Annual Lake Cumberland Raft Up is brought to you by the Lake Cumberland Association–an association of Lake Cumberland Marinas working together for the betterment of the area. Started in 2010, the Lake Cumberland Raft […]

It’s Market Week! We invite you to join us for our August Monticello Market and Agriculture Showcase this Saturday, August 3rd, from 9am-3pm in Downtown Monticello.          

Did you know?! The Monticello-Wayne County Memorial Park is now a Readers to Leaders Story Book Trails location!   This is such an exciting addition to our community, and we hope you will be able […]

Gas prices in  Kentucky are five cents higher this week at $3.235, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. This week’s average prices: Western Central KY Average $3.235 Average price during the week of […]