Stearns News

A Stearns man is being held in the Laurel County Correctional Center without bond after making threatening statements while on the job last week at Pine Knot Primary School.

On Tuesday, May 07, 2013 at 4:15 p.m. the Kentucky State Police, Post 11 London, was notified of verbal threats being made to the Pine Knot Elementary School and the McCreary County School Superintendant.

After months of assessing the county's amenities for those who use the Sheltowee Trace, local tourism officials are now shifting focus to encourage more residents to get outdoors.

The suspect, 50-year-old James Paulson of Stearns, is accused of making threats directed at Pine Knot Elementary School and McCreary County schools Superintendent Arthur Wright.

Highland Telephone Cooperative Inc. has begun to switch members over to its new state-of-the-art, high-speed network, according to an announcement released yesterday.