Articles by Eric Criswell

Wayne County Fiscal Court met in special session this morning (Friday) and agreed to hire Ricky Kempton as the Assistant Solid Waste Coordinator. The hiring is effective immediately and the position will pay $13.25 per […]

According to Sheriff Greg Speck of Pulaski County, a Somerset man was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine) following the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Hacker Road, Somerset, Kentucky. […]

a Remembrance Ceremony for the 158th Anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs is scheduled for this Saturday. The battle took place on January 19, 1862, in Pulaski and Wayne counties. There were 160 casualties […]

According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron on January 16, 2020 at 1:56 pm Deputy Jerry Coffey with the Sheriff’s Office responded to a hit and run accident. The accident occurred in the parking lot […]

A Russell Springs man drown in Lake Cumberland. 77-year-old Paul E. Wooldridge was pronounced dead at 2:20 Wednesday by the Russell county coroner’s office. Russell county EMS and rescue squad were dispatched to the Wolf […]

According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron another arrest has been made in the continuing drug trafficking investigation form January 12, 2020 by the Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Derek Dennis obtained a Wayne County District Court […]

According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron Deputies Derek Dennis and Brent Rose responded to a two-vehicle injury accident on West Kentucky Highway 90 and the intersection of Kentucky Highway 1546. The accident occurred at […]

The cost of a variety of foods showed a slight increase over the past year, with most items fluctuating during the fourth quarter, the Kentucky Farm Bureau said. The Farm Bureau’s Marketbasket Survey showed an […]

Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron reports the following arrests. Dylan Owens of Monticello, Ky. was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, possession of a controlled substance-1st degree (methamphetamine0 and for […]

(lex-18) – Kentucky lawmakers may have found a way to begin chipping away at the state’s 60 billion dollar pension shortfall. House Bill 137, which was voted on unanimously this morning during a committee meeting, […]