A brief power outage Saturday morning (10/24) put several Meade County RECC customers in the dark. According to officials with the utility, a squirrel got into a substation and shorted circuits causing extensive damage to the equipment in the substation. … [Read more...]
Power Outage Blamed On Squirrel
Motorcyclist Injured In Wreck
A Vine Grove man was injured in a motorcycle accident Wednesday evening (10/21). According to the Meade County Sheriff's Department the accident happened around 7:15 pm around the four mile marker of Rabbit Run Road. … [Read more...]
BBB Warns Of Charity Scams
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning those who want to help flood victims in South Carolina and neighboring states to beware of scammers and fake charities. After a natural disaster, it’s common for scam artists to impersonate charities to get money or private information from those who want to help. … [Read more...]
Retail Food Prices Drop Slightly
A new statewide survey shows the average price of retail food items has dropped for the third straight quarter in Kentucky. … [Read more...]
Drug Raid Sends Family Of 4 To Jail
The raid of a family business has landed four people in jail. Four members of the same family face a number of charges after detectives claim they were responsible for distributing synthetic drugs to local smoke shops. Detectives describe it as a large scale operation. Black Voodoo being the main spice product of choice. … [Read more...]
UK Seeks To Boost Graduation Rates
University of Kentucky officials say they are hoping to set ambitious goals to improve undergraduate retention and graduation rates, and to close gaps in those rates for minority, first-generation and low-income students over the next five years. … [Read more...]
FCC Reduces Phone Rates For Inmates
Federal regulators have cut the rates charged for phone calls between inmates and their families in Kentucky. … [Read more...]
TVA Approved To Operate Nuclear Reactor
The Spring City, Tennessee reactor that will be the nation's first new nuclear generating plant of the 21st century has gotten the go-ahead from the federal government. … [Read more...]
UK Receives Donation For Honors College
The University of Kentucky has received its single largest gift, a $23 million donation that will be used to create an Honors College. … [Read more...]
Elizabethtown Man Indicted In Meade County Murder
A 37-year-old Elizabethtown resident pleaded not guilty to the charges of the October 7 killing a Wolf Creek man in rural Meade County during his arraignment Wednesday. … [Read more...]