Potential Property Tax Increase County-Wide Could Fund Long-Awaited Jail Expansion: Explained
For the first time since 1966, property taxes county-wide in Madison County could be raised. This is following this morning’s Madison County Fiscal Court meeting, where it was proposed in a first reading to potentially raise property taxes in order to 100% fund the long-awaited jail expansion for the county. WBONtv spoke with Madison County […]
Jailer Tussey Looking to Solve Overcrowding, Reports to Fiscal Court
In Tuesday’s fiscal court meeting, newly instituted Jailer Steve Tussey reported that the jail is still over capacity, at over 400 inmates as of presstime. The detention center was designed to only hold 184 inmates. Tussey said in his report that this comes in at about 70 inmates per correctional officer. He invited all those […]
Afternoon Headlines 7/24/18: Fiscal Court Meeting Gets Contentious, Mega Millions Breaks Records, Rockcastle Chemical Spill, Parole Denial
Afternoon Headlines 7/24/18: Fiscal Court Meeting Gets Contentious, Mega Millions Breaks Records, Rockcastle Chemical Spill, Parole Denial