Fort Logan High School graduates 68 in class of 2013

Lincoln to expand free-meals program

STANFORD — Lincoln County Board of Education will expand a federal free meals program to include more than half of the district's...

Stanford man arrested for shooting Kings Mountain man with shotgun

MORELAND — A Lincoln County man was arrested May 14 after allegedly shooting another man with a shotgun.

Crab Orchard man arrested again after more stolen items found

CRAB ORCHARD — A Lincoln County man who was arrested last week after state police found tens of thousands of dollars worth of stolen...

Lincoln family loses everything in fire; donations being accepted

CRAB ORCHARD — A Lincoln County family lost its home to a fire Thursday night, but family members escaped the fast-acting blaze with...

Investigation into Crab Orchard shooting turns up thousands in stolen property

CRAB ORCHARD — An investigation into a Lincoln County man who shot his granddaughter in the leg Thursday morning has led to the arrest...

Hustonville council considers higher water rates

HUSTONVILLE — Mayor David Peyton primed the pump for a significant increase in water rates Tuesday night, hinting that keeping the...

Lincoln County High School grapples with prayer at graduation

STANFORD — A dust-up over prayer at Lincoln County High School's upcoming graduation ceremony has ruffled feathers and garnered...

Stanford, Lincoln County could discuss possibility of skate park

STANFORD — Local government officials may begin looking into the possibility of building a skate park after a Stanford grandmother...

Crab Orchard man shoots granddaughter and himself; shoots at wife but misses

CRAB ORCHARD — A Lincoln County man is receiving treatment in a hospital after shooting his granddaughter and shooting at his wife...

Lincoln principals discuss school-by-school impacts of new staff allocations

STANFORD — The Lincoln County Board of Education has finalized its new staffing allocations for the coming school year, and each of...

Lincoln County may have to kick in $36,000 for 911 service

LANCASTER — Lincoln County could have to contribute more than $36,000 out of its general fund to keep the local 911 call center...

New Lincoln County members appointed to Bluegrass 911 board

LANCASTER — Bluegrass 911 has two new board members from Lincoln County who work in law enforcement.

Free-meal program could expand to all K-6 Lincoln students

STANFORD — Every Lincoln County student from preschool through sixth grade could be eating breakfast and lunch for free next year if...

Lincoln Fiscal Court approves plan for new structure at Veterans Park

STANFORD — Lincoln County magistrates have accepted a bid to build a new public-use structure at First Southern Veterans Park with...

Lincoln Board of Ed poised to raise dropout age to 18

STANFORD — Lincoln County is aiming to earn a $10,000 bonus for becoming one of the first school districts in the state to require...

Lincoln County grand jury returns April indictments

STANFORD — The following people were indicted last week by a Lincoln County grand jury:

Investigation into Lincoln County family yields another sex crime indictment

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Lincoln schools mull more ways to save money

STANFORD — As Lincoln County school officials continue to tighten their financial belts, they are pondering a wide variety of...

Stanford man indicted on two counts of rape

LANCASTER — A Garrard County grand jury has indicted a Stanford man on charges that he twice forced a woman to have sex with him.

Change in the water: Sewer system becoming more of a possibility for Lincoln's west end

HUSTONVILLE — About 15 years after the EPA first designated western Lincoln County an "impaired watershed," officials hope they're...

Lincoln school board doesn't take action to cut final $55,000

STANFORD — Lincoln County Board of Education members voted Tuesday night to begin standardizing the number of days many school...

Stanford Walmart shooter's trial delayed

STANFORD — A Harrodsburg man who allegedly shot at a Stanford police officer in front of Walmart in August will likely not go to trial...

Ohio woman pleads guilty to Hustonville burglary

STANFORD — An Ohio woman who had been charged with conspiring to murder an elderly Hustonville woman is now the second of four alleged...

State awards $1.5 million for resurfacing U.S. 27 in north Lincoln

STANFORD — The state Transportation Cabinet has awarded a $1.5 million project to resurface about 6.3 miles of U.S. 27 in north...

Lincoln County Junior Guard members involved in Ottenheim wreck

OTTENHEIM — A pair of Lincoln County Junior Guard members were involved in a wreck last week, after the vehicle they were in went...

Hager pleads guilty to Danville murders

Thomas Hager Jr. will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in Boyle Circuit Court to executing two men inside...

Stanford's Corrells honored for preservation efforts

FRANKFORT — A Stanford banker and his wife who have invested millions in area restoration and business projects will receive an...

Two Bluegrass 911 board members plan to resign

LANCASTER — Two Lincoln County members of the Bluegrass 911 board of directors plan to step down from their positions.

Lincoln settles lawsuit for $1.1 million

STANFORD — A former Lincoln County Regional Jail inmate who was injured in a 2011 traffic incident has settled a lawsuit against...

Lincoln band director gets pink mohawk after students earns distinguished rating

STANFORD – The sound of success is most often a round of applause but success sounded a lot like an electric hair clipper at Lincoln...