Rockcastle County News

A 16-year-old Rockcastle County resident who came to Richmond for the weekend fireworks display at Lake Reba was robbed in a field between Shamrock Lane and Maryland Drive, Richmond police said Wednesday.

A total of 32 dogs are now recovering after they were rescued from a Rockcastle County home last week.

A Somerset man charged with murder in the death of a Rockcastle County woman in a two-vehicle accident will see his case go to the grand jury.

Employment took a turn for the worse across the state in May, according to estimates by the Kentucky Department of Workforce and Training.

A Rockcastle County woman has been charged with animal cruelty, and dozens of dogs have been seized from her home.

Members of RAIN, Rockcastle Animals In Need, began removing dogs from a home on Hill Street in Mt.

Special investigators are looking into opening a criminal investigation against the Mount Vernon mayor, after she allegedly showed up at the jail drunk.

Mt. Vernon Mayor Clarice Kirby says she had no idea an inmate out on work release had been drinking on the job.

Four employees of the now-defunct Britton Chevrolet dealership in Berea, including president Clifford Chambers, were indicted Thursday afternoon by a Madison County grand jury on theft charges.

A Rockcastle County family is sharing the story of the night they said they caught a man trying to break into their home and took matters into their own hands.

A Somerset man has been charged with murder following a car wreck Sunday in which a Rockcastle County woman died.

Officials in one Eastern Kentucky county are asking for your help in a burglary and theft case, involving county equipment.

Police in Rockcastle County arrest three suspects in connection with a theft at the county garage.

On Sunday, June 14, 2009, at approximately 11:14 AM the Kentucky State Police, Post 11, in London was notified by the Rockcastle County 911 Center of a Rape complaint that occurred on Maple Street, in Brodhead.

Model Laboratory School third-graders recently learned more about natural resources on a visit to Maywoods, an environmental and educational laboratory at Eastern Kentucky University.

On Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 07:40 AM the Kentucky State Police, Post 11, in London was notified of a two vehicle traffic crash on I-75 at the 63 mile marker.

The McCreary County Sheriff's Office will soon be a man short as Deputy Chris King will soon take his final patrol as a member of the McCreary County Sheriffs Office.

Waterfalls have inspired man since the dawn of time. Today, the mystic beauty remains and draws people worldwide to the mist of their spray.

Kentucky lost its last living daughter of a Civil War soldier on Thursday. Eva Martin, 94, of Bethelridge in Casey County, was the 14th child of John Green Watson, who served as a private in the Union Army's 1st Kentucky Calvary.

Garry and Janet Taylor of Crab Orchard would like to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Michelle Marie Taylor, to Joshua Paul Martin, son of Jill Martin of Willailla.