44th District Basketball Tournament Set For February 24th & 25th
This past Monday representatives from all four schools in the district met and drew the playoff pairings to be played at EKU the week of February 24th. If you follow local basketball in the county you know the district uses a “blind draw” to determine which teams play one another. There are currently 64 basketball […]
Afternoon News Brief 2-12-2020: Flood watch and warnings in central Kentucky, Drug arrest in Berea Dairy Queen drive-thru, Fatal Wreck on I-64
Drug Arrest in Berea Dairy Queen Drive-Thru
The Berea Police Department report receiving a call from the Dairy Queen on Clary Drive in reference to the manager advising authorities that the person in the drive thru was using drugs. The caller reportedly stated that the female passenger allegedly had a needle in her arm. The caller also advised authorities that she’d have […]
Rainfall is back in town and causing more potential flood issues
The rain has returned after only being gone for a few short hours. With this new rainfall, the entire state of Kentucky has been placed under a flood watch. We are not alone in the excessive rainfall. States all around the Bluegrass are also under a watch, including most of Tennessee, and parts of Georgia, […]
Berea Traffic Stop Leads to Methamphetamine Arrest
Berea Police recently made an arrest of a Richmond man for methamphetamine charges. The citation begins stating that the vehicle with passenger by Charles S. Sparks was seen leaving a “known drug area” of Morgan Street, according to police. When police pulled that car over at the Glades Road McDonalds, they were given consent to […]
RPD: False Identity at the Quality Quarters Leads to Arrest
The vehicle of an allegedly missing Berea man located outside the Quality Quarters motel in Richmond led to the arrest of a Richmond woman. According to the citation, Richmond Police arrived at the motel, and the manager advised that one of his employees, Tina Hoskins, was inside the room with the alleged missing male subject, […]
Laurel County Work Release Inmate Apprehended After Walking Off Assignment
Laurel County Correctional Officers this morning were able to locate and bring back into custody previously missing work release inmate Jason Rice. According to officials, Rice had walked away from a work release assignment near the Levi Jackson Park, 3 miles from London on Highway 229-Old Barbourville Road late yesterday afternoon. Rice was located in […]
Basketball Highlights: Madison Central and Lexington Catholic Battle it Out in a Thrilling Matchup (2/11/20)
The Madison Central Indians travelled to Lexington last night to take on the Lexington Catholic Knights. The Indians got off to a slow start in the first half, but came out strong in the third quarter to give the Knights a run for their money throughout the entire second half. Central was led by Junior […]
