Two men arrested for sexual assault of a juvenile
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office received a call to assist the DCBS better known as the Department for Community Based Services on January 16, 2025. Deputy Ben Tipton and Sergeant Donovan Nolan responded with DCBS to a possible sexual assault of a juvenile. The initial investigation led to the case being reassigned to Sergeant Paul […]
Former Estill County Pastor found guilty of rape
A former pastor has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a child more than 40 years ago in Estill County. Attorney General Coleman announced that a jury convicted 60-year-old Samuel McKinney of first-degree rape against a child under 12. The victim, now 50 years old, reported the abuse in 2023 after learning McKinney was a […]
Local Homeschool Basketball Teams Wrap Up 2024-25 Seasons
As the 2024-25 basketball season comes to a close, local homeschool teams reflect on their hard work, challenges, and achievements on the court. The Richmond Guardians boys’ basketball team finished the season with a 4-16 record. Despite the tough season, standout player Steven Morrison led the team with an impressive 14 points per game. Max […]
Parents Demand Berea Superintendent Resignation
Story by guest columnist Andy McDonald In an emotionally charged Berea Independent School Board meeting Monday, parents and teachers expressed outrage at a $1.3 million budget shortfall that has resulted in the dismissal of several staffers and instructors. Overall, the district has identified 34 staff, administration and faculty positions that will be either phased out […]
Group of local students donate to CASA
CASA stands for Court Appointed special advocates and recently CASA of Madison and Clark Counties expanded to include more counties from Eastern Kentucky and are now known as CASA of the Wilderness Trail. Lily Purdy has been an avid support of CASA for many years and during the pandemic Lily made bookmarks and sold them […]
MCA Volleyball wins state title
Story by J.T. Elliott Photo courtesy of Kristi Wells The Lady Knights of Madison Christian Academy (MCA) had high expectations this season. Every game was preparation for the goal of winning a championship. They lived up to those expectations this weekend by winning the Kentucky Christian Schools Athletic Association (KCSAA) division one state volleyball tournament […]
Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report 1-2-25
Tonight begins the quest for an ASUN conference title for the EKU men’s and women’s basketball teams. With a preview of the games for both teams, here’s Michael Watkins with our first Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report of 2025.
Hanukkah Celebration taking place in Berea
Do you celebrate Hanukkah? If so then youll want to make sure to check out Berea’s City Wide Hanukkah celebration taking place tomorrow at fee park located at 401 Chestnut Street. Enjoy candle lighting, live music, dancing, a story about Hanukkah, plus doughnuts, coffee and more! For more information be sure to follow the Berea […]
Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report 12-19-24
The EKU Mens basketball team is just a couple of weeks away from Conference play and as the team prepares to wrap up the non-conference portion of their schedule, they will play one final game this weekend at Berea College. With more on that and a preview, here’s Michael Watkins in today’s Mamut Bar and […]
Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report
Last night began rivalry week for Madison central as both the girls and boys basketball teams hosted a pair of big games on their home floor. Tom Gross fills in for today’s Mamut Bar and grill Sports report with a look back at those games and we also hear from the Madison southern dance team […]
Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report 12-16-24
It was a busy weekend for many of the local basketball teams in the area. Some big wins for Madison Central girls and EKU men as well. To recap it all and to start a new week, here’s Michael Watkins in the Mamut bar and grill sports report.
Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report 12-5-24
It’s always a big day when you choose where you’re going to go to college. Yesterday four student athletes put pen to paper in making that decision at Madison Central signing their national letter of intent. With a recap of that plus another local athlete who signed her NLI last week, here’s Michael Watkins in […]
EKU Football wins and is in the postseason! That and more in today’s Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report
Recapping the win for EKU Football who is once again in the postseason! That plus a look back at the loss for Madison Central Football who fell in the Region Championship game on Friday and some local Madison County Athletes doing big things on the gridiron as well!
Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report 11-21-24 previewing the Madison Central vs Frederick Douglass Region Championship
In todays Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report, Michael Watkins previews the Regional Championship game between Madison Central and Frederick Douglass tomorrow night in Lexington. Hear from Indians Head Coach William Blair ahead of the game!
Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report 11-20-24
Mamut Bar and Grill Sports Report as Michael Watkins recaps the win for EKU Men’s Basketball over Chicago State University and a preview of the EKU Volleyball teams match-up with Jacksonville in the first round of the ASUN Tournament.
Richmond Police Department serves warrant on Merrick Drive
Earlier this morning, officers of the Richmond Police Department responded to a Merrick Drive residence after attempting to serve an arrest warrant. The charges included attempted murder and intimidating a participant in a legal process. The warrant was for Joseph Farley, who is allegedly involved in an ongoing assault investigation. Farley reportedly refused to exit […]
Madison Southern High School wins big with T-Mobile
Madison Southern High School received some good news today. T-Mobile announced the school as one of 50 high schools across the country to receive $5,000. Last month T-Mobile announced a $2 million grand prize football field technology makeover called T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights giving small-town high schools from across the country, like Madison Southern HS, […]
Search for Missing Men in Jessamine County
Authorities in Jessamine County, Kentucky, are continuing their search for two men who have been missing for an extended period. Anthony Quinn, 42, was last seen on August 8, 2024. He disappeared after leaving his sober living facility in Shelbyville, Kentucky, to start a new job in Maysville. Despite exhaustive efforts, including the discovery of […]
New Traffic Light at Greathouse Drive to go active tomorrow
For years the residents who live in the Hidden Hills and Kensington neighborhoods here in RIchmond have requested a traffic light be installed on their exit. With the addition of more car lots and now several more houses and the connection to the back entrance of Save A Lot that includes hundreds of new apartments […]
EKU Mens Hoops adds to their coaching staff
Eastern Kentucky Mens Basketball Coach AW Hamilton announced the hiring of AJ Clark as an assistant coach for the program. Clark helped Palm Beach Atlantic record back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2003-05. In 2023-24, the Sailfish posted their second-highest winning percentage in the program’s NCAA Division II era. PBA posted its best conference […]
2nd Annual Juneteenth Freedom 5K set to take place this weekend
The second annual JUNETEENTH FREEDOM 5K will take place on this Saturday at 8:00 a.m. at White Hall State Historic Park to raise funds for local charities. The event will offer both a 5K run/walk and a ONE-mile fun run/walk with overall and age group awards. Advanced registration is encouraged. Gates open to the public […]
EKU hires new Director of Athletics and Vice President
Earlier today, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) announced the selection of Kyle Moats as the next Vice President and Director of Athletics at the University. Moats comes to EKU following 15 years as the Director of Athletics at Missouri State University (MSU). EKU President David McFaddin said in a statement ”Kyle’s impressive track record and extensive experience […]
Madison County BOE approves a 5% increase across the board
The Madison County Board of Education passed a 5%, across the board, raise tonight during a special called meeting. That wasn’t it however, as the BOE also increased the starting salary to $45,000 and created steps for every year between years 13-20 so that now the salary schedule will reflect a step increase at each […]
Curbside Recycling to take place this Friday for Madison County
Due to the Memorial Day Holiday the city of Richmond will be hosting its curbside recycling pickup this Friday, May 24th.Did you know that the average American uses 65- pounds of paper each year and that the United States uses 25% of the worlds paper products? 40% of all waste going to landfills is paper […]
National Salvation Army Week kicks off today
The Salvation Army of Richmond is excited to be apart of the kick off to National Salvation Army Week today. This week-long celebration highlights the organization’s history, services, and impact in the community, and provides an opportunity to thanks volunteers, donors, and other stakeholders who support us throughout the year.National Salvation Army Week has been observed […]
