Articles by Melodie Phelps

(Melodie Phelps) – Wayne County students will return to the classroom for in person instruction on September 28, but it will be on an alternating day schedule. The school board met last night (Thursday) and […]

(Melodie Phelps) – The Wayne County Parks and Recreation Board met yesterday (Tuesday) and board members received a copy of the budget for the ASPIRE Center and the park for the current year. Parks and […]

 Monticello City Council met last night (Monday) and heard the first reading of an ordinance that would mean slightly lower tax rates for city residents. The ordinance proposes that the tax rate for real property […]

(Melodie Phelps) – Wayne County Fiscal Court met last night (Thursday) and approved a Memorandum of Agreement with the Kentucky Department of Transportation in regard to discretionary funds that are earmarked for local road resurfacing […]

 (Melodie Phelps) -The Monticello Utility Commission met yesterday and approved a contract with Suez Water Technologies and Solutions to replace membrane water filters at the water plant. MUC Manager Scott Upchurch told commissioners during the […]

The Wayne County board of Education met last night for their regular monthly session.  As Z93 News reported a few weeks ago property tax rates remain the same as the board voted to keep the […]

 Being at home much of the time has caused many of us to become more creative. Some are crafting, drawing, painting, completing those long-delayed home improvement projects or tackling that book that has been set […]

 Melodie Phelps – Wayne County board members experienced a sample of the virtual learning that will kick off the new school year next week. The board met last night (Thursday) and heard updates from Superintendent […]

Monticello City Council met last night (Monday) and denied a request for a cable franchise from Infinity Link Communications. The company previously served as a consultant for Community Telecom Services (CTS), but their contract was […]

Monticello Utility Commission customers should begin to see better water quality soon, as the water company has begun a 12 step recommended process to take care of taste and odor problems that have been ongoing […]