Madison County School Board Appoints Former Assistant Superintendent David Gilliam As Superintendent
After months of work going through applications and reviewing candidates the Madison County School Board has appointed David Gilliam as Superintendent. Gilliam is a Madison County local who has worked for the school system since 1992. Before being appointed as Superintendent he was the Assistant Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer. His contract grants him a […]
Batter Up! Swing For A Cure Returns
Swing For A Cure charity baseball tournament has returned! The tournament was started by cancer survivor Tom Howser who wanted to give back to the community. The tournament raises money for cancer research and for the Matt Ross Fund. This year the tournament has thirty seven teams and it is expected for them to have […]
Afternoon Headlines 7-27-18: Numerous Police at the Southern Hills Food Mart, Chamber Of Commerce Monthly Business Luncheon Talks Opioid Crisis, Structure Fire at Garrard County, Power Lifting For Sick Children
Afternoon Headlines 7-27-18: Numerous Police at the Southern Hills Food Mart, Chamber Of Commerce Monthly Business Luncheon Talks Opioid Crisis, Structure Fire at Garrard County, Power Lifting For Sick Children [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKU7f6DxL1w?ecver=2]
The Opioid Crisis and Rising Methamphetamine Use Hot Topics Of Discussion At Business Luncheon
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce held its monthly business luncheon at Eastern Kentucky University’s Perkins Building. The guest speaker was physician and Kentucky State Senator Dr. Ralph Alvarado who spoke about the drug epidemic in Kentucky. He spoke on alleviating the opioid crisis by focusing on alternative options for people who are in pain. He […]
Update From The Richmond City Commission
The city had its second reading for its annual Section 8 housing budget for the 2019 fiscal year. The budget was created by estimation of revenue and resources for the operation of the city government. An employee of the Police department will also be retiring, and two new officers will be hired. Chief of Police […]
Update From Berea City Council
The council meeting started with a showcase from the 2nd annual first responder camp. The camp had 50 kids in attendance two of which were junior councilors. The camp allows children interested in being first responders to get some up close experience as well as learn how to work as a team. Children were allowed […]
Update From The Madison County School Board
The Madison County School System will be purchasing two new engines for buses with a cost of just over 48 thousand dollars. The purchase of the engines will save to school system money as the two buses having their engines replaced will be on the road for many more years instead of having to purchase […]
Berea Non-Profit Teaches Recovering Addicts Farming Skills
A graduation ceremony of a pilot program from a local non profit occurred last night in Berea. The program, called Harvesting Hope was created to teach recovering addicts farming skills as well as help the ladies from a local treatment center avoid relapse. According to those in charge with the parent non profit Sustainable Berea, […]
Zoning Changes Cause Controversy During Richmond City Commission Meeting
The city of Richmond had its first reading on zone changes to change some streets from family to business class lots. Two citizens of these streets felt that allowing large buildings or apartment complexes would cause several problems. The main one being that there would cause a large increase of traffic in the already congested […]
Union City Days Return!
Union City Days are back thanks to the efforts of the first female Union City Ruritan Club members Krista Renfro, Ann Kirby, And Aj Tipton. The Union City Days are a tradition in which the community comes out to celebrate and have a good time. There is food, live music, a silent auction and more. […]
Support McCready Manor and get a chance to win a Vacation
WbonTV went down to the McCready Manor retirement home to talk to Administrator Gil Shew and Executive Director Reid Livingston, who gave us information on a pair of raffle ticket contests that could win you a free vacation. All Proceeds go to the non-Profit McCready-Telford Foundation to support the building of a portico at the […]
Berea Mayor Steven Connelly Swears In New Officer
Tuesday night Berea mayor Steven Conelly swore in the Berea Police Department’s newest member Cody Ocelle. Officer Ocelle is a recent graduate of the police academy. Berea is also changing 269 Blue Lick road zone from a single family residential area to an agricultural one.
Tales From The Fireworks Tents for Fourth of July
To celebrate the fourth of July, we interviewed a couple of owners and operators of the fireworks tents around Richmond to get the inside look at what goes into these businesses. They had a lot to share, as this is the peak time for their specific business, and you may be suprised at what goes […]
Berea City Council Makes Finishing Touches On Budget
Berea’s city council held a special meeting to make some final changes to the budget. The budget requires that certain line items need special approval. One of the biggest subjects was the citys building repair and maintenance budget. This isn’t for any particular building but for all city owned buildings in Berea. This part of […]
Update From Richmond City Commission
The commission has unanimously passed the budget for the 2019 fiscal year. The commission also passed an ordinance to increase retirement benefits for police and firefighters not covered by the County Employees Retirement System. The city will also be hiring five new firefighters and one new police officer. The city will also be increasing security […]
Governor Matt Bevin Cuts The Ribbon At Slade Welcome Center Grand Opening
The Slade Welcome Center located near the Natural Bridge has officially opened. The welcome center is was one of the many projects that the state of Kentucky is working on to increase tourism in the state. Governor Matt Bevin made an appearance for the ribbon cutting ceremony and also met and talked to several people […]
The Kentucky League Of Cities Holds Annual Meeting At EKU Center For The Arts
The Kentucky League Of Cities held their annual meeting at the EKU Center for the Arts. Richmond’s Mayor Jim Barnes is also the president of the KLC, which is why the meeting was held here in Richmond. During the meeting, mayors from across Kentucky discussed issues that are affecting the people in the cities across […]
Berea City Council Approves Budget For The 2019 Fiscal Year
After months of debate and work the Berea City Council has approved the 2019 fiscal year budget and it will take effect starting this July. City Administrator Randy Stone gave a presentation going over some of the notable parts of the budget. He said that one of the biggest achievements of the budget is that […]
Richmond Hires New City Manager
During Tuesday nights city commission meeting Rob Minerich was officially hired as the new city manager for Richmond and will begin his position on June 25th. All but commissioner Morgan Eaves voted in favor of hiring Minerich, Eaves stated that she felt that Minerich was not qualified for the position but that she hopes he […]
