Todd County News

While students in Christian County have a little longer to enjoy some late mornings, students in Todd County and Clarksville are packing up their supplies and setting their clothes out, as school starts there on Wednesday.  That means school buses will be back out, students will be walking or biking to school and there will be increased traffic on area roadways. The Clarksville Police Department and Todd County law enforcement […]

It’s almost time for the return of the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville and Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell says everyone should make the trek to Louisville at least once to experience the fun. He says there’s some dates to keep in mind if you were thinking of attending—and he hopes you are—starting with the opening day breakfast in the morning August 20, recognizing Ag. leaders and elected officials from […]

Due to an unexpected inflow of state dollars, Governor Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that he intends to use that surplus to avoid what he calls cuts to Kentucky Medicaid program and other programs.  The influx of state funds is reportedly made available through an unbudgeted $476 million budget surplus and an ‘unexpected amount’ of corporate income tax payments, which were over $350 million. Following passage of the state budget by […]

Rocky Adkins has made it official—he’s putting himself in the running to be the next Governor of Kentucky.  In an announcement Monday, the longtime Democrat says he has the experience and know-how to make sure the state maintains its positive moment when Governor Andy Beshear leaves office. Adkins is certainly no stranger to Kentucky politics, having served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1987 to 2019, some of those […]