Month: April 2025

By: Ag. Reporter Mollie Goode After experiencing major flooding earlier this month, Governor Andy Beshear issued requests for an additional 16 counties to receive federal assistance on Tuesday.  This request is among others sent to FEMA that seek aid for families and communities affected by the April Floods. Beshear is requesting individual assistance for Bullitt, Calloway, Grayson, Hancock, Hart, Henderson, Jefferson, Lincoln,  McLean, Meade, Nelson, Ohio,  Powell, Trimble, Warren and […]

Heads up to those Pennyrile Electric members served by the Pee Dee substation—there will be a planned power outage this Sunday to allow for the installation of equipment. According to a news release, that station serves roughly 2,300 members in the southern Christian County area. The planned outage will start at 12 a.m. early Sunday morning, and last approximately four hours.  The work being done includes installing new regulators within […]

The City of Madisonville and the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency, have partnered up to bring a power plant to the City limits, and the Mayor appeared on WHOP Tuesday to explain the details of that project.  Appearing on the Early Bird Show, Madisonville Mayor Kevin Cotton says that in the past, they’ve purchased power through Kentucky Utilities, but this new plant and agreement will allow them to purchase power on […]

The Kentucky Auditor has released the results of an audit of the financial statements for the Christian County Fiscal Court, and there were some notes left by her office. According to the report, the financial statements that were examined were for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2024 and state law requires annual audits to be conducted.  The Auditor’s Office states that the Christian Fiscal Court failed to […]