A NewsJournal for 21st Century West Kentucky
Vol. 17 No. 3 March 2025 (c)

Print Media in Jackson Purchase in Transition

Mar 01, 2017 at 09:51 am by admin

The eight counties of the Jackson Purchase last week had twelve county wide weekly newspapers. After March 1, 2017 that number will be reduced to 10 newspapers. Three local.... Read More

PADD Report: 1641 seniors receive food in January 2017

Mar 01, 2017 at 09:28 am by admin

The USDA reported on Oct 11, 2016 - Among U.S. households with children under age 18: 83.4 percent were food secure in 2015. In 8.8 percent of households with children, only a.... Read More

Mayfield, Benton and Graves awarded grants from state

Mar 01, 2017 at 09:11 am by admin

On February 16, 2017, Governor Bevin announced $1.3 million in recreation trail grants. The City of Mayfield was one of the recipients, receiving $49,766 for the Kess Creek Wa.... Read More

Hemp bill clears KY Senate

Mar 01, 2017 at 08:56 am by admin

Senate Bill 218, which among other provisions, pulls hemp out of the definition of marijuana, passed the Kentucky Senate 35-0 on February 28, 2017. Sponsored by Sen. Damon Tha.... Read More

Stroud donates items to Historical Society

Feb 28, 2017 at 04:06 pm by admin

Irvin Stroud has donated to the Hickman County Historical & Genealogical Society several items collected by his family and ancestors. The items include a ledger book beli.... Read More