An Indepth Analysis of News and Trends Affecting West Kentucky 

We're out until July 6th HAPPY 4TH OF JULY REST, RELAX, RENEW WATCH YOUR SPEED AND WEAR YOUR SEATBELT!!  See the full story ...

Sammy Barclay and Lindy Henley hold the Governor's tribute to the Ingram Barge Company Ingram donates generator to City of Columbus Ingram Barge Company was honored on Thursday, July 2, 2009 by the Governor of Kentucky for donating a generator to the City of Columbus. City officials and barge company representatives gathered at the Columbus Water System building for a short presentation and the installation of a generator that will prevent the city's residents from going without water as they did during the winter storm of 2009.  See the full story ...

Hickman/Fulton Judge Named Chief Regional District Judge Fulton and Hickman Counties District Judge Hunter B. Whitesell II was reappointed chief regional district judge for the Purchase Region by Supreme Court Judge John D. Minton, Jr. according to a report published in the July 1st Hickman County Gazette.  See the full story ...

Is the party over for KLC and KACo? Luallen calls media reports "alarming" State Auditor Crit Luallen is going to audit both the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) and the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) after what she described as “recent alarming media reports and serious concerns over spending”  Press Release - State Auditor's Office pdf  See the full story ...

State Parks host fireworks in area Many state parks will be holding special events for guests and campers – some on July 4 or at other times during the holiday weekend.   The following parks will have fireworks: Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Kenlake State Resort Park, Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park, Lake Barkley State Resort Park and  Rough River Dam State Resort Park.    See the full story ...

Three Clinton businesses burglarized Three Clinton businesses were robbed last weekend - the Kountry Cafe, T-Bones Drive In and Greg's Grocery. A suspect, Jackie Lee McDaniel, is in custody. He will be arraigned on at least two felony counts on Monday.   See the full story ...

Terrapin Creek Enlarged Addition to Terrapin Creek State Nature Preserve Announced The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KSNPC) recently purchased an addition to the 230 acre Terrapin Creek State Nature Preserve in Graves County.   See the full story ...

How can anyone resist this face? Corbin KY Yard Art If you're going to Eastern Kentucky to see kinfolk this upcoming holiday weekend and you're in the neighborhood of Corbin, we have a suggested stop. There's an  antique shop/bed and breakfast inn on 25E that sells amazing yard art. Check it out next time you're down in southeast Kentucky.  See the full story ...

KACO outspends League of Cities Deja all over again. The Kentucky Association of Cities (KACO) gets the full Ryan Alessi attention in a story released over the weekend. All 120 counties contribute to KACO. The organization sells insurance and bonds county projects. Staff and board members also have a real good time. Here’s a taste: “When the Kentucky Association of Counties sent six people to Washington, D.C., in March 2008 to attend a conference and lobby officials, the $31,700 trip included two dinners totaling $4,277 and a $10,000 cancellation fee for hotel rooms that weren't used”…  Lexington Herald  See the full story ...

State property tax remains same for 2009 The 2009 state real estate property tax rate of 12.2 cents per $100 will be unchanged from 2008. The assessment "estimate" came in at 3.21%, short of the 4% needed to trigger an increase. See the full story ...

Trigg County is located on the east side of the Lakes Trigg County lands federal grant Trigg County has landed a million dollar grant from the feds for a biofuel plant according to Kentucky.com  See the full story ...

Editorial Page

Editorial cartoon: Future of racing Now that slots are racing history...  See the full story ...

editorial cartoon: Settlin' things like gentlemen  See the full story ...

What's the future of the GOP? So, we're watching our usual morning news shows Tuesday morning, flipping from C-SPAN to CNBC to Fox Business to Bloomberg, then on to MSNBC when we hear a most astounding statement uttered in Nooh Yawk City about where the Grand Ole Party is going. Spillin' coffee on the covers, I copied the quote word for word to share with our friends who may have missed Morning Joe that day.  See the full story ... 1 opinion posted

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Father's Day - remembering the father I never knew. On Father's Day Father’s Day celebrates the men who did their part.  Not just biological dads, but those men who stuck around to see the job done proper. For those of us whose fathers didn’t stick around, it is a day to wonder what our lives would have been like had they not gone away-gone away through death or divorce or an unquenchable wanderlust or just because they had no intention of being a father and excused themselves from the job. My father went away six weeks after I was born...  See the full story ... Mary Potter