Madison school board addresses youth suicides among other items
Story by J.T. ElliottThursday evening, August 11, the Madison County Board of Education held their monthly meeting. The meeting began without any audience member comments concerning agenda items. Though the opportunity was made available. All consent agenda items were passed, including two approved out of state field trips for the Madison Central High School cross country […]
Long awaited ‘re-opening’ of Irvine bridge comes early
**This story has been updated to reflect the unexplained and unannounced opening of the Estill County Green bridge, Friday afternoon August 12, 2022. Motorists in the area were very happy to see the bridge open for business, even ahead of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinets announcement.*** Original story: Some long-awaited news was verified by the Kentucky […]
Madison HVAC Weather Center: Weather Forecast | Aug. 11, 2022
Major power outage in Estill affects 25% of all Jackson Energy customers
***UPDATE*** Power restored around 4:40 pm today Original story Just before three today, a large swath of Estill County lost electricity. Jackson Energy is aware of the large outage in the Irvine area on the Rice Station sub that has 1,268 members without power. The company has not said what has caused the outage. Crews […]
Short pursuit in Richmond ends after crash, suspect in custody
Richmond Police Department units were involved in a vehicle pursuit that began Wednesday night around 10. Police Chief Rodney Richardson says the incident began when officers attempted to serve arrest warrants on the subject, 30-year-old Derick Damrell of Berea. The pursuit began around Walmart when the subject fled the scene at a high rate of […]
