Annual Tornado Drill Next Wednesday
Our 2024 Kentucky Statewide Tornado Drill will take place at 10:07 a.m. next Wednesday, March 6th. During the drill, the National Weather Service, in partnership with Kentucky Emergency Management, the Kentucky Weather Preparedness Committee and Kentucky Broadcasters Association will issue a test tornado warning message. This will activate weather alert radios, outdoor warning sirens may…
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Joyce Dobbs Thompson
Rays of Hope ~ Tim Stockton
Finding Significance in Truth At the beginning of this year I had a motto that I personally want to strive for which is: Live Truth. Be Different. This of course would consist of knowing what truth is if you are going to live it. Many have their own ideas and beliefs of what are true…
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Going to the actual library as a child didn’t transform me. As a matter of fact, my memories of the library are rather glum. I remember lots of gray. And I couldn’t find the book I wanted. I fondly recall a scene from the 1996 film Matilda in which the title character enters the library,…
Read MoreChamber Celebrates Successful Year
By Allison Cross The Monticello Wayne County Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated a successful 2023 with its annual chamber banquet and guest speaker Matt Jones. Jones, founder of Kentucky Sports Radio, spoke at the banquet detailing the novelty of the area and how Monticello had always left an impression of him. “Monticello was officially the…
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OPINION: FOOTHILLS ACADEMY
By Allison Cross As a news reporter, I’ve always been careful about giving my opinion on a topic. Opinion articles have to be thoroughly thought out because you don’t ever want to seem biased about anything. Its always been “just the facts” for me. I try to stick to that. During research for a recent…
Read MoreWE ARE LIVING IN A PLASTIC WORLD
Genesis 1: 1-3 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Being from…
Read MoreJuvenile arrested for break-in at Reeds
According to Police Chief Joey Hoover, at approximately 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, a juvenile male was taken into custody by MPD Lt. Josh Asberry and charged with breaking into Reed’s Bait and Grocery late Friday night. Charges filed include Burglary 2nd Degree and Criminal Mischief 1st Degree. Following an interview and processing of paperwork, the…
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