Monroe County News

The two parts of my life that suffer most at the end of the school year are my laundry and my column.

Over a meal of meat and potatoes, about 400 Republican stalwarts will congregate Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom of The Galt House in Louisville to praise their party's accomplishments and plan future successes.

Hundreds travel over it every day, but the Cumberland River Ferry is about to see a big change.

ST.PETERSBURG, Fla., April 22, 2009 -- Adventure Energy Inc. , an energy exploration company with operations in the Appalachian Basin, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 40% "Working Interest" in the Larry Hardin #1 well located in Monroe County, Kentucky.

Helen Googe, 66, was found dead in her home in the Bardin area of Putnam County Wednesday.

Two dangerous criminals on the run from Florida may have been sighted here in Kentuckiana.

By Trooper Billy Gregory, Public Affairs Officer Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY COLUMBIA< KY - The Kentucky State Police are attempting to locate two Escapees wanted in Florida for Escape, 1st Degree Murder, Home Invasion/Robbery and Grand Theft Auto.

A nationwide search has begun for two men that escaped Putnam County Jail early Wednesday morning.

A manhunt is on. Authorities are searching for two suspects who escaped from a jail in Florida and have been spotted in Kentucky.

The off-duty deputy from the Clay County Sheriff's Office who spotted a stolen car with two escaped inmates inside will share his story.

That's what the Monroe County residents we spoke with had to say about the long-standing staple of their area that burned to the ground Friday afternoon.

A south central Kentucky family lost their bar-b-que business to a fire this afternoon.

A special judge rules that the city of Tompkinsville will not have to hold a special election to elect a new mayor.

A Monroe County man facing two counts of murder appeared in Monroe Circuit Court Wednes-day for a pretrial conference.

The nation observes the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth today. Kentucky claims the birthplace of this beloved President.

Very few farmers know about new confined animal feeding operation regulations that go into effect later this month.

The city of Tompkinsville still does not have a mayor, despite rumors circulating throughout the area that someone has been appointed to fill the vacant seat.

Staff members of the Glasgow Daily Times captured eight awards at the Kentucky Press Association's annual Winter Convention.

More than two years after the city of Tompkinsville's 2006 mayoral election, The Kentucky Supreme Court orders the election thrown out.

Police are looking for a suspect wanted in connection with a bank robbery. A white man entered the Gamaliel branch of South Central Bank on Tuesday morning and indicated he was armed.