Jackson County News

The county unemployment rate has remained steady at over 13 percent in August, according to the latest Labor Force Estimates from the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training .

Eastern Kentucky University Level 2 associate nursing majors Brandi Ward, left, of Georgetown and Billie Elam of Jackson County hand out candy Friday on campus to freshman Matthew Butts of Henry County as part of the EKU nursing program's Paint the Town Pink event to raise student awareness of breast cancer during the month of October.

A Perry County man admitted Thursday in federal court, he helped rob a bank five years ago and stole more than $200,000. 22-year old Randy Gilliam pled guilty to armed bank robbery involving kidnapping and the use of a firearm during a violent crime.

Chloe Jarrell, 8, clutched her grandfather's arm as she leaned her head against his shoulder.

The venerable Elmer Cunnagin - who has been county attorney for more than three decades - is hanging up his hat.

Unemployment was up for all 120 counties in Kentucky in July. Trigg County had the highest unemployment at more than 15%. Calloway County was the lowest at around 8%. In Northwest Tennessee, Lake County was the lowest at just under 11%. Dyer County was the highest at more than 15.5%. In Illinois, the highest unemployment rate for July was Franklin ...

At least one person arrested during an internet sting operation in Louisville is from eastern Kentucky.

A lawsuit to remove The Ten Commandments from an eastern Kentucky courthouse did not sit well with many, and people gathered in Jackson County to honor what they say is America's history.

The somewhat strange saga of the Ten Commandments display at the Jackson County Courthouse has taken another twist.

Darlene Hellard of McKee will be creating cornshuck flowers from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug.

An investigation is underway after a woman's body was found in a sleeping bag in a shack in Lee County.

RICHMOND, Ky. - State police are investigating after the body of a white female was found in a remote area of eastern Kentucky.

An autopsy is scheduled Thursday for an unidentified body found in Lee County near the Jackson County line.

A husband and wife are arrested after the latest drug bust in Jackson County. It happened at a home in Tyner off Highway 1709.

Christian leaders in Jackson County performed a valuable public service by persuading county officials to take down the nine copies of the Ten Commandments posted in the courthouse in McKee.

FRANKFORT. Ky. -- A state agency is again reporting increases in jobless rates across Kentucky.

Three local health departments will receive grants from the Kentucky Department for Public Health to help make their communities more conducive to healthy lifestyles.

Kentucky State Police found a man early Friday morning that they say was involved in a gas station robbery last week that left his accomplice dead.

At the request of one of its members from Jackson County, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in London against Jackson County and Jackson County Judge-Executive William O. Smith over nine separate displays of the Ten Commandments in the Jackson County Courthouse.

About two hours into the Red, White & Boom festivities Saturday at College Park, rain started falling and visitors scrambled under the shelters or took out their umbrellas to wait it out.