Danville News

For commuters and school bus drivers, the timing of Monday's gas line fire in Hustonville couldn't have been worse.

Heather Henson, the Central Kentucky author who has returned from her sojourn of studying creative writing and working in publishing in New York City, has drawn on her Kentucky roots to produce a half dozen books for children, from picture books to young adult novels that capture the nuance of kids growing up in small towns in the upper South.

John Long, 64, who operates a convenience store outside of Danville, is the 10th Kentuckian to announce a bid for next year's U.S. Senate race.

Already operating at reduced capacity for months, Red Wing Shoe said it will close its manufacturing facility in Danville, Ky.

The loss of blue-collar jobs across the country has led to the closing of a Danville plant that makes work boots.

Minnesota-based boot maker Red Wing Shoes says it will lay off about 200 workers in Kentucky and Minnesota due to soaring unemployment among blue collar workers - the company's core market.

Nov. 12--Here's a ripple effect from the recession: The loss of blue-collar jobs across the country has led to the closing of a Danville plant that makes work boots.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass fulfilled its last payroll, but the organization could struggle to pay its 18 employees in the future because of the alleged embezzlement of $435,837 by a former office manager, board members said Tuesday.

Crews of Midwest Environmental Control are cleaning up Scott high school right now.

It was the first step on the Yellow Brick Road. "It was, like, oh, oh, oh my gosh," said Lexi Watts, 13.

A fire in Danville has killed a 70-year-old man. Boyle County Coroner James Ramey said Howard Watts was sitting at his kitchen table when fire broke out in his duplex Sunday night.

State officials on Thursday approved a $250,000 forgivable loan for a high-tech company locating in Lexington.

A man was arrested in Boyle County Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly fired shots at a U.S. postal truck as it drove away from his residence.

Whew! I'm exhausted. My brain hurts. I've dedicated countless hours to figuring out the best way to get rid of Mitchell, our high school senior.

A woman was injured after falling from a second story window at a popular Boyle County haunted house Thursday night.

A Kentucky prosecutor says that more than 100 inmates will be criminally charged for their role in an August 21 riot.

Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington said that as of Thursday, it will limit hospital visitations by people younger than 18 to help prevent the spread of flu.

Gov. Steve Beshear today announced that three Kentucky scenic corridors - Lincoln Heritage Highway, Kentucky Great River Road and Woodlands Trace - have been elevated to National Scenic Byway designation by the Federal Highway Administration.

Central Kentucky is losing a great asset in George Foreman, director of the Norton Center for the Arts for 26 years and founder of Danville's Brass Band Festival.

Carole Lonneman, high school counselor at Villa Madonna Academy, was informed last week that she has been chosen Counselor of the Year by Centre College in Danville, KY.