Russellville man arrested on drug charges from Todd, Hopkins counties
A Russellville man was taken into custody by the Todd County Sheriff’s Thursday following an investigation by the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force. According to a news release, Deputy Derek Baumann with the sheriff’s office and detectives with the Task Force located 40-year-old Thomas Morgan of Russellville at a residence off
Unemployment rate up across the Commonwealth
Unemployment rose in 110 counties between June of this year and June of 2024, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. According to a news release, that held true in the Pennyrile Region, with the unemployment rate ticking up to 5.9 percent in Christian County, up from 5.6 percent one
Biden approves Ky. Disaster Declaration
President Joe Biden has approved a Kentucky Disaster Declaration, paving the way for federal assistance funding to help communities that were impacted by severe storms at the end of May. According to a release from FEMA, the counties included in the declaration are Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Clay, Greenup, Hopkins,
Former Rep. John Tilley found not guilty of rape following two day trial
Following a two-day trial in Lexington this week, former State Representative and Kentucky Justice Cabinet Secretary John Tilley was found not guilty of rape by a jury. According to WKYT and other media outlets out of Fayette County, the jury deliberated for approximately five hours before delivering their not guilty
Daily rain and storm chances set for this week
While we are getting a reprieve from the heat this week, that does mean daily chances for rain and storms are the name of the game this week. Forecaster Sean Poulos with the National Weather Service in Paducah says those rains and storms will be widely scattered, with the highest
Power outage planned for Sharon Grove area for transformer work
Pennyrile Electric is giving members in the Sharon Grove area of Todd County a heads up that there will be a planned outage Saturday night into Sunday morning. There will be an outage to 763 members north of Highway 68-80 starting July 21st at 12:01 a.m. or Saturday midnight—the outage