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Graves Truck Pullers' eighth annual event draws crowd, helps local public school children in need at Christmas

Aug 18, 2015 at 01:36 pm by admin

The Graves County Truck Pullers Association hosted its eighth annual truck and tractor pull Saturday night, Aug. 15, at the Mayfield-Graves County Fairgrounds. A large crowd a.... Read More

Primary vs. Caucus vs. Smoke Filled Room: what's best for Kentucky?

Aug 18, 2015 at 12:59 pm by admin

The present law in Kentucky is that a candidate can't run for two offices on the same ballot at the same time. Senator Rand Paul is a candidate for re-election to the US Senat.... Read More

Hickman County Fiscal Court votes to close Hickman County Detention Center

Aug 12, 2015 at 01:05 pm by admin

Prisoners moved after Fiscal Court meeting (Clinton, KY August 12, 2015) - In an early morning meeting, the Hickman County Fiscal Court voted to close the troubled Hickman Cou.... Read More

Independent Candidate Enters Governor's Race

Aug 11, 2015 at 01:20 pm by admin

(Frankfort, KY) Drew Curtis, creator of the snarky, conglomerate website Fark.com (linked on "More" below) is now officially a candidate for governor of Kentucky. His running.... Read More

Fancy Farm 2015: Rep. Overly tours River Counties

Aug 06, 2015 at 09:11 am by admin

Candidate for Lt. Governor Sannie Overly toured the River Counties from Ballard to Fulton on Wednesday, July 29th. Overly spoke to small groups of supporters at stops in Wickl.... Read More

An open letter to candidate Bevin from a West KY transplant

Aug 06, 2015 at 09:01 am by admin

Dear Mr. Bevin - Your criticism of the Fancy Farm Picnic is personal for me. My husband and I have been attending the Fancy Farm Political Stump Speak for over thirty years. W.... Read More

Fancy Farm 2015 : Marshall County Bean Dinner becomes Mike Miller Democratic Bean Dinner

Aug 06, 2015 at 08:31 am by admin

An evening of remembrances of an icon (Gilbertsville KY) - Close to six hundred Democrats gathered at Kentucky Lake for what was once called the Marshall County Bean Dinner..... Read More

Fancy Farm 2015: Relatively Quiet, Relatively Calm

Aug 06, 2015 at 08:21 am by admin

(Fancy Farm KY August 1, 2015)- Even the sweltering humid summer of West Kentucky took a break from heat indexes of 100+ for this relatively calm, relatively quiet Fancy Farm.... Read More

Fancy Farm 2015: End of Federalism Age and Birth of the Age of Retrenchment

Aug 06, 2015 at 08:11 am by admin

The strategic take away from the 2015 Fancy Farm Picnic is that the Era of Big Federal funds flowing into Kentucky is drawing to a close. Most of the 20 speeches made on the.... Read More

Fancy Farm 2015: Graves County Democratic Breakfast - Biscuits, Gravy and Red Meat on the Menu

Aug 04, 2015 at 10:28 am by admin

(Mayfield, KY, August 1, 2015) - A smaller crowd of Democrats gathered at Mayfield High School to get their blood moving for the Fancy Farm political speaking later in the da.... Read More

Tilghman's Hancock and McGee Named State Champions in Kentucky English and Language Arts Writing Contest

Aug 03, 2015 at 03:04 pm by admin

Meg Hancock, senior, and Anna Grace McGee, sophomore, have been named state champions in the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts high school writing cont.... Read More

Fancy Farm 2015: What's with the socks, Senator?

Aug 03, 2015 at 02:20 pm by admin

Not real sure what to make of Senator McConnell's eye popping Fancy Farm socks. What do they mean? Is there a message hidden in his footwear? Are they a harbinger of clashe.... Read More

Mark Wilson stages the perfect forbidden trifecta

Aug 01, 2015 at 02:07 pm by admin

Todd Hollenbach said that Mark Wilson has achieved the perfect trifecta of places polite Kentuckians don't go. The 2015 Fancy Farm Picnic combines religion, politics and now.... Read More

Small hit on Eggner's Ferry Bridge

Aug 01, 2015 at 12:59 pm by admin

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet inspectors were gearing up to respond to a barge hit reported on the US 68/KY 80 Eggners Ferry Bridge near Aurora, KY, this morning. However, a.... Read More

Political Novice keynotes JPGOP Picnic

Aug 01, 2015 at 12:26 pm by admin

(Columbus, KY July 30, 2015) - Jenean Hampton grew up in Detroit with her mother and sisters, moving around apartments in the central city. She joined the US Air Force in 1985.... Read More